c. 1580
32.4 x 26.9 cm (12 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.)
Jan Pietersz Zoomer, Amsterdam (L. 1511 with his mark). Charles Rogers, London (L. 624 with his mark). [Christie's, London, July 4, 1995, lot 108, (as Roman School, ca. 1580)], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.
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