18th century
29.3 x 49.8 cm (11 9/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Sale, Paris, Drouot, 23 November 1927, lot 65 (as Charles-Joseph Natoire); Jean Masson, Haute-Marne; Henri Baderou, Rouen; Dr. Fritz B. Talbot, Brookline, MA, gift (1); to Fogg Art Museum, 1953, inv. no. 1953.90 Note: (1) A handwritten letter dated 10 November 1953 from Baderou to Talbot in the curatorial file cites both the 1927 Drouot sale and the provenance from Masson.
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