c. 1715
26.8 × 21.1 cm (10 9/16 × 8 5/16 in.)
Gilbert Paignon-Dijonval, Paris; Andrew James, London, gift; to his daughter, Sarah Ann James, London, by descent; her estate sale, Christie's, London, 22 -23 June 1891, lot 294, sold; to Arthur Tooth & Sons, London; Camille Groult, Paris, gift; to his son, Jean Groult, Paris, by descent, gift; to his son, Pierre Bordeaux-Groult, Paris, by descent; sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 11 April 1962, lot 40; Robert M. Light, Boston (by 1973), sold; to Philip Hofer, Cambridge; to his wife, Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, by descent, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer, inv. no. 1979.52
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