18th century
25.5 x 18.9 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
Marcel Puech, Avignon, sold; through [Christie's, Monaco, July 2, 1993, lot 86 (as "Assembly of Early Christians"), sold; to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999
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