Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 610

Provenance

the artist (1796-1875)
his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26 May 1875, nr. 134
purchased by Hector Brame, Paris
Jules Paton, Paris
his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 24 April 1883, nr. 35
purchased by Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, in whose possession it remained until at least 1889
Duz
Van den Eynde
with Durand-Ruel et Cie, Paris
sold 1892 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park
gift 1942 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1942.9.11

Other works by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

The eel gatherers
c. 1860/65

Portrait of a young girl
1859

The Ferryman
c. 1865

Farm Building at Bois-Guillaume, near Rouen
c. 1823-24

Study for "The Destruction of Sodom"
1843