Théodore Duret [1838-1927], Paris; (his sale, Galerie George Petit, Paris, 19 March 1894, no. 12); purchased by (Durand-Ruel, Paris); transferred 27 February 1895 to to (Durand-Ruel, New York); sold 31 December 1928 to (Alex Reid & Lefèvre, Glasgow and London);[1] possibly sold 1929 to D.W.T. Cargill [1872-1939]. [2] (Carroll Carstairs Gallery, New York); sold 3 June 1948 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[3] bequest 1970 to NGA. [1] Information regarding Durand-Ruel's acquisition and disposition of the painting according to a letter dated 20 December 1977, in NGA curatorial files. [2] A painting of this subject, very close in dimensions to the NGA picture, listed in Reid & Lefèvre Pictures Sold, sheet no. 146, #274/28 B 1642, as acquired December 1928 from Durand-Ruel and sold to Cargill in April 1929. (Lefèvre archives, Hyman Kreitman Research Centre, Tate Britain, London, TGA 2002/11, Box 283). The Reid & Lefèvre painting is dated 1882, and a Reid & Lefèvre label on the back of the NGA picture likewise gives this date. There are no Degas paintings included in Cargill's estate sale held at Christie's, London, 2 May 1947. [3] Date and source of Mrs. Bruce's acquisition according to her records, now in NGA curatorial files.