Unlined canvas, with minor damage to the tacking margins at the reverse. Two keys missing, and rather lacking in tension. There are distortions/draws at all corners, most notably the top, extending towards the centre of the painting and further smaller scale undulations to the canvas (see images in reflected light).

There is brittle age craquelure throughout, with the larger scale cracking only very slightly raised and all appears stable. There is also finer scale craquelure in small passages, which is slightly tighter and sharper and in places the varnish has cracked an whitened. These too, appear to be largely stable. There are some slightly wider cracks, some of which have been suppressed by a little retouching, most notably in the top left corner (see images). The are less visable. Some impact cracks in places, which have slightly whitened varnish.

Scattered small white losses, including some minor losses associated with the frame rebate. There has been some paint from paint flaking in the red jacket of the groom at the right (see image). The faces of the lady and gent have small dark dots, it is unclear of their origins.

There are dark, spotty small matt acretions throughout, two white splashes to the sky at the left and possibly larger drip mark under the gentleman (see image)

Overall a fairly dark tonality, with old dirt and discoloured varnish which has a slighly uneven surface gloss in reflected light.

The slip is loose in the frame, with a gap to the right.

Examined in frame.

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