Glazed. Under UV there would appear to be two small, essentially circular, areas of retouching at roughly above elbow height within the background on the lower left-hand side. Concealed to reverse. Covered in a layer of dirt and discoloured varnish. By eye the two areas of retouching are visible and have been presumably added to replace areas of lost paint. There remains further lifting and precarious craquelure in the immediate area around these two areas of later paint. There is further pronounced and lifting craquelure in a band across her shoulders and hand and also extending down into the lower areas of her shawl. In addition to small areas elsewhere such as the tip of the sitter’s nose and her forehead etc… Other areas of isolated craquelure are present including the inner area of the brim of her hat, the outer part of the plume of her hat etc… and parts of the background, but these are essentially more stable although some do have a more precarious nature than others. There is a horizontal line approx. 1cm from top edge which would appear to be an impression into wet paint. Some minor rubbing to outer edges. Paint is more thinly applied in some areas. Otherwise in a broadly reasonable to good state of preservation. Not examined out of the frame.

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