Provenance

• ca 1878: probably given by Whistler to Thomas Way (1837-1915) , London;
• Before 1910: probably sold by his son, Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) , to Kennedy, New York dealers;
• 1912: owned by David A. Kennedy (fl. 1895-1915) , New York dealer.
• Date unknown: acquired by Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930) , London;
• 1930: bequeathed to Sybil Christina Waller (1882-1973) ;
• 1965: sold at auction, Christie's, London, 12 November 1965 (lot unknown) and bought by Knoedler's, New York dealers;
• 1969: 'Two male heads' bought by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute on 19 May.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.