In fully restored condition. Stiffly relined, cleaned and revarnished. Some light surface dirt. Relatively widely spaced stable craquelure throughout. Visible stretcher shadow to all four sides. Area of restoration to forehead visible with the naked eye. Likely a repair to an old damage/hole. Shows as slighly greying and depressed below the regular paint surface. Approx. 2cm in diameter and approx. 8cm above the sitter's left eyebrow. This area shows associated overpainting and retouching under UV. Some minor sporadic areas of retouching and infilling, mostly containted to the background although not exclusively. Further areas of infilling/overpainting can be found on the sitter's lips and to the cloak on his left shoulder. There is a more substantial area of retouching, essentially circular in nature (approx 3cm dia.), just to the right of the sitter's left ear. This is likely to be a repair to a hole or damage to the canvas. This is not as readily visible with the naked eye but is evident under close scrutiny. Two slightly less pronounced areas of retouching above and just left of the top of the sitters head and just to the left of his face within his hair.

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