Provenance
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1896: probably sent by Whistler to William Heinemann (1863-1920), London;
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1922: sold at auction, Heinemann sale, American Art Association, New York, 13 January 1922 (lot 243).
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1920s: acquired by Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936) and Joseph Pennell (1860-1926);
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1927/1936: given to the Library of Congress.
Further details are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1480).
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.