The Good Argument
1840s
Artists
Dimensions
18.2 x 23.2 cm (7 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Arosa collection, Paris. Henri Vever, Paris, sold [his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, February 1-2, 1897, lot no. 138 (sold as "Le plaidoyer")]. Cyrus J. Lawrence, Esq., New York, sold [his sale, American Art Galleries, January 21, 1910, lot 31], to [Durand-Ruel, Paris]. [Scott & Fowles, New York]. Glenville L. Winthrop, 1925, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum.
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