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Formerly rectangular and cut to oval; canvas laid on a thick cardboard; UV light reveals a few areas of retouching, including to top of head, left-facing hairline along face, a spot to right-facing side, a few minute specks to lower part of jacket, and a few tiny specks to background; UV light also reveals general green fluorescence likely indicating applied varnish; partial remnant of possible signature, lower right, in red (right along frame border edge); frame with very minor occasional rubbing or loss to gilding, and with split at top and bottom edge; back of frame bearing business card for Edward Clay conservation

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