Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 495

Provenance

Painted May 1786 for the sitter's family
by inheritance to the sitter's son, the Reverend William Drake-Brockman (1788-1847), Beachborough House, Newington, Hythe, Kent
by inheritance to his brother, the Reverend Tatton Drake-Brockman (1792-1869), Beachborough House
by inheritance to his brother, Frederick Drake-Brockman (1810-1876), Beachborough House
by inheritance to his nephew, Francis Drake-Brockman (1851-1931), Beachborough House
probably sold to P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London
sold 1908 to M. Knoedler and Co., New York, London, and Paris
sold to Herbert, 1st baron Michelham (1851-1919), Hellingly, Sussex, by 1911
his estate sale, Hampton & Sons, London, on the premises, 20 Arlington Street, London, 23-24 November 1926, 2nd day, nr. 290
with Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris
sold 1927 to Andrew W. Mellon (1865-1937), Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
deeded December 1934 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1937 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1937.1.99

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