Provenance
Painted for the sitter's mother, Georgiana, Countess Spencer (1737-1814), wife of John Spencer, 1st earl Spencer (1734-1783), Althorp, Northamptonshire
by descent to John, 7th earl Spencer (1892-1975), Althorp
purchased 1924 by
Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York
sold 13 April 1925 to
Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
deeded December 1934 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1937 to NGA