Unlined, all keys present, fairly slack tension to the canvas. The canvas appears quilted at the reverse, where the thick paint layers have cracked and pulled the canvas out of plane, and varnish has seeped through.

One lump of paint on the reverse of the canvas associated with an impact and small loss of paint and ground at the face (unrestored) at the boy's left shoulder. The impact cracks are slightly elevated (see image in normal and raking light).

Largescale and finescale brittle age and impact craquelure throughout. This is cupped and elevated (see images in normal, raking and reflected light), but appears secure with no history of flaking and loss. There are just a very few slightly more raised sharp points mostly associated with impact cracks. One small 0.5cm long paint-from-paint flake from trees at the top middle edge (see image), and a couple of tiny pinpint unrestored losses.

There is a small patch of white residue to the right of the man's head (see image), and two small losses at the bottom edge from contact with the frame, and a further slighly larger loss top left corner by the frame rebate.

A good glossy even varnish, a light layer of surface dirt and a thicker band of dust down the left edge.

No overpaint apparent in normal or UV light. Likely an early to mid 20th century frame.

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