17th century
19.4 × 17.7 cm (7 5/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
Zaccaria Sagredo, Venice (Lugt 2103a), as part of an album by descent; to Gherardo Sagredo, Venice, his nephew; to Cecilia Grimani Sagredo, his wife, by descent; to her two daughters Catarina Barbarigo and Marina Sagredo Pisano, by descent; to Marina Sagredo Pisano's nieces Contarina and Cecelia Barbarigo; probably sold in a series of sales after 1743. Possibly Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, Lyon, by descent; to Baron de la Chapelle, Macon. Sold [through Christie's, Monaco, July 2, 1993, lot 41]. [W. M. Brady & Co., New York, 1994]. Private Collector, Switzerland, 1994. Sold [through Christie's, Paris, March 24, 2021, lot 14]. [Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023
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