17th century
28.6 × 41.9 cm (11 1/4 × 16 1/2 in.)
Lane Collection? [1] Victor Winthrop Newman (Lugt 2540), possibly sold [through Anderson Galleries, New York, February 2-3, 1920, as lot 242 "Tobias Healing his Father" by Poussin]. [2] [Nissman, Abromson LTD., Brookline], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021 Notes [1] This information is from the Anderson Galleries sale [2] The work has the same dimensions and description in the exhibition catalogue.
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