Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
• 1955/1957: possibly bought by Colnaghi's, London art dealers.
• Date unknown: acquired by Edward Brian Seago (1910-1974) ;
• 1974: bequeathed to Peter Seymour (fl. 1952) , Ludham, Norfolk, who bequeathed it to a private owner.

For further details see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1685).

Exhibitions

• 1904: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 148).
• 1905: Œuvres de James McNeill Whistler, Palais de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1905 (cat. no. 186).