Provenance
Commissioned 9 November 1597 by the Capilla de San José [Chapel of Saint Joseph], Toledo; sold 1906 by the directors of the chapel to (Boussod Valadon, Paris); sold in same year to Peter A. B. Widener [1834-1915], Elkins Park, PA;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener [1860-1943], Elkins Park, PA.[2]
[1] Edith Standen notes in NGA curatorial files.
[2] "The Perfect Collection, as Achieved by Mr. Widener of Philadelphia," _Fortune_ (September 1932): 66, 69.
Accession Number
1942.9.26
Medium
oil on canvas, wooden strip added at bottom
Dimensions
overall: 193.5 × 103 cm (76 3/16 × 40 9/16 in.) | framed: 220.98 × 136.52 × 14.61 cm (87 × 53 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Widener Collection