An unusual partial / supporting lining, with the original canvas restretched over a thin white cotton material but not adhered. There is an old repaired split to the centre of the cross members. All keys present, slighly slack tension on the canvas.

There are raised stretcher bar marks in passages, particularly at the top horizontal member, the top of the vertical cross member, and the bottom of the horizontal cross member (see images in reflected light). There is some minor brittle age craquelure, particularly associated with the corners and some minor impact cracks in places. Some slighly cupped/raised but all stable and not history of flaking. A few minor passages of drying cracks/aligatoring in the black of the dog's head.

There are scattered tiny unrestored losses, and a few scattered retouched and partially retouched tiny losses particularly at the top of the painting.

There is a patch of abrasion revealing white underpaint above the spaniel's left paw (see images), and some further light abrasion to the it's paw.

The picture has been partially cleaned to remove old yellowed varnish in the face, and lighter passages of the drapery and fur. The thick old yellowed and slighly opaque varnish has been left on in the rest of the painting, now visible in certain lights as slighly streaky in the background (see images). There is a fairly even upper varnish and surface gloss, with slighly shiny pools of varnish in the top right edge. There are minor scuffs/abrasion/gold residue from frame at the left edge, and a layer of surface dirt/dust.

Examined in frame.

There are scattered tiny white drips/spots, small yellow patches.

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