Provenance
Leroy de Senneville [1715-1784], Paris; (his sale, Chariot and Paillet at Hôtel de Bulion, Paris, 5-11 April 1780, no. 289); sold to Devouges.[1] Vicomte Charles-Alexandre de Calonne [1734-1802]; (his sale, Le Brun, Paris, 21-30 April 1788, no. 253); sold for 247 livres to Lebrun. (Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 14-15 June 1920, 1st day, no. 132); purchased by David David-Weill [1871-1952], Neuilly-sur-Seine; sold 1937 to (Wildenstein and Co., New York), until at least 1940.[2] (Jacques Helft & Co., New York); sold 18 December 1944 to Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth Wickes. (Rosenberg & Steibel, New York); sold 1976 to NGA.
[1] Henri Thirion, _Les Adam et Clodion_, Paris, 1885: 393.
[2] "Sale of the David-Weill Collection," _Art News_ 35, 27 February 1937: 12. The sculpture was exhibited, for sale, with the David-Weill collection at Wildenstein, New York, in 1940.
Accession Number
1976.10.1
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
overall: 27 x 23.3 x 15.6 cm (10 5/8 x 9 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Loula D. Lasker Fund