19th century
34.3 x 28.2 cm (13 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)
Christie's, Paris, sold at auction, 2004. Sale, December 15, 2004, lot 200. Roberta J.M. and Alexander B.V. Johnson Olson, New York, NY, gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.
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