Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio in 1903 and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
• 1958: bequeathed to the University of Glasgow;
• 1968: this and other works were exchanged for Copy after Ingres's 'Roger délivrant Angélique' [YMSM 011] with Ira Spanierman (n/a) , New York art dealer;
• 1968 or after: sold by Spanierman to Roy and Cecily Langdale Davis, New York.

See further details in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1594).

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime, as far as is known.