The canvas has been relined. The paint surface is secure, although abraded in areas and under a dirty varnish. Inspection under UV light hindered by the varnish although a couple of areas of retouching do fluoresce. Offered in a plain wood frame in fair condition.
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An 18th-century copy after Schedoni's original, listed by  E. Negro and N. Roio as 'location unknown'. Another version is listed with Halsborough Gallery, London (see E. Negro and N. Roio, Bartolomeo Schedoni 1578-1615, Modena 2000, pp. 84-5, cat. no. 29, reproduced).