Bernard Black and Hugues-W. Nadeau, New York and Europe; (their sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 3 December 1971, no. 51); purchased by (Lock Galleries, New York) for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia;[1] gift 1980 to NGA. [1] Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, _Bronzes by Antoine-Louis Barye. The Bernard Black - Hugues Nadeau Collection_, 3 December 1971, no. 51, repro. and cover in color (in NGA curatorial files).