The First Steps
c. 1780-85
Artists
Dimensions
17.1 x 22.5 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Baron R. de Portalis, Paris. [R. Ederheimer, New York], by 1915. Private Collection, France, sold; through [Christie's, New York, January 15, 1992, lot 91], to; Harvard Art Museums, 1992
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