c. 1651
37 x 48.2 cm (14 9/16 x 19 in.) mount: 42.2 x 53.5 cm (16 5/8 x 21 1/16 in.)
August Grahl, Dresden (L. 1199, lower center), sold; [Sotheby’s, London, 27-28 April 1885, lot 281.] E.J. Otto, Celles near Hanover (L. 873b, verso, lower center), sold; to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 5 March 1960], sold; to Dr. Fritz. B. Talbot, Boston, 25 April 1960; Gift of Dr. Fritz B. Talbot, 1960.212 NOTE: Colnaghi information from the company's stock books.
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