The canvas has firm relining. The paint surface is generally secure and under a thick dirty varnish. Inpsection under UV light reveals some minor scattered restorations and two restored tears. Offered in a carved gilt wood frame.
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A late 18th-century copy after Titian's original in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh (see P. Humfrey et al., The Age of Titian, exh. cat., Edinburgh 2004, p. 92, cat. no. 19, reproduced).