Provenance
Purchased 1839 in Bologna by William Buchanan [1777-1846], London.[1] R.P. Nichols, Esq., by 1868.[2] Robert Stayner Holford [1808-1892], Dorchester House, London, by 1887;[3] by inheritance to Sir George Lindsay Holford [1860-1926], Dorchester House; (his estate sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 15 July 1927, no. 111); purchased by Hopkins, London. Leopold Hirsch [d. 1932], London; (his estate sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 11 May 1934, no. 136); purchased by (J. and S. Goldschmidt, Frankfurt, London, and New York). (Galerie Étienne Bignou, Paris); sold 14 December 1934 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; gift 1943 to NGA.
[1] According to the bill of sale from Etienne Bignou to Chester Dale dated 14 December 1934, in NGA curatorial files.
[2] The painting was lent by Nichols to the 1868 National Exhibition of Works of Art at Leeds.
[3] The painting was lent by Holford to the Royal Academy's Winter Exhibition in 1887.
Accession Number
1943.7.10
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 110.5 x 88 cm (43 1/2 x 34 5/8 in.) | framed: 141.6 x 118.1 cm (55 3/4 x 46 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Chester Dale Collection