Provenance
Jacques-Phillippe Le Bas [1707-1783], Paris; (his estate sale, at his residence, Paris, 1-6 December 1783, no. 1);[1] Dulac. (Eugene Slatter Gallery, London), in 1949.[2] (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London);[3] purchased 1976 by private collection, United States; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 30 January 2014, no. 37); (Richard Green [Fine Paintings], London); sold 30 May 2014 to NGA.
[1] The painting sold for 340.3 livres; its description in the sale catalogue reads: "...ce Tableau d'une bonne couleur, est un des plus beaux de ce Maitre."
[2] The painting was included in the 1949 summer exhibition at the Slatter Gallery.
[3] On the reverse of the painting is an Agnew's label with number 39446 on it.
Accession Number
2014.35.1
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
overall: 36.5 × 34.3 cm (14 3/8 × 13 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund