The date of this work is uncertain. The drawing was at one point thought to be a Venetian subject, which would mean it dated from 1880. 1 The technique appears to resemble Study for 'The Beggars' (K194) [M.0864], which dates from 1881.

If it indeed was owned by Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (b. ca 1829-d.1891) , then it must date from before his death in 1891.

Later (Christie's, 1962, and MacDonald, 1995), it was identified as a scene in Ajaccio and given the title 'Doorway in Ajaccio', which would mean it dates from 1901.

Doorway, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1690) as 'Doorway in Ajaccio'. The entry has been revised and updated.