Provenance
Arthur George, 3rd earl of Onslow [1777-1870], Richmond, and Clandon Park, near Guilford, Surrey;[1] his heirs; (his estate sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 July 1893, no. 24); (J.W. Vokins).[2] Siméon del Monte, Brussels, by 1928;[3] sold by his heirs at (sale, Sotheby's, London, 24 June 1959, no. 22); purchased by (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London); (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 19 April 1985, no. 111); purchased by NGA.
[1] The Arthur George ownership comes from labels that were formerly affixed to the stretcher (now in NGA curatorial files).
[2] The buyer is noted in an annotated copy of the sales catalogue; copy in NGA curatorial files.
[3] Published in Gustav Glück, _La Collection del Monte_, Vienna, 1928: 22, pl. 41. An old label from the back of the painting (now in NGA curatorial files) also refers to the del Monte collection.
Accession Number
1985.29.1
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 114.3 x 167.3 cm (45 x 65 7/8 in.) | framed: 147.3 x 146.1 x 6.4 cm (58 x 57 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund