18th century
21 × 14.3 cm (8 1/4 × 5 5/8 in.)
Mrs. Augustus Mills, New York, by 1974, sold [through Christie’s, London, December 9, 1982, lot 221]. Private collector, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021
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