The sitter's father, and the artist's brother, Alexander Johnston Cassatt [1839-1906], Philadelphia; gift to his granddaughter, and the artist's grandniece, Lois Buchanan Cassatt Thayer [1894-1977], Haverford, Pennsylvania;[1] gift, by 1954, to her daughter, and the artist's great-grandniece, Julie Thayer Iselin Vehr, Washington, D.C., and Middleburg, Virginia;[2] gift 2015 to NGA. [1] This granddaughter was the sitter's daughter by his first wife, Emily Louise Phillips. [2] Information about the painting's descent in the sitter's family was provided by Mrs. Vehr.