Provenance
Commissioned by John Boydell (1719-1804), London
probably inherited by his nephew and business partner, Josiah Boydell (1752-1817), London
possibly sold by an unidentified consigner at Greenwood & Co., London, 3 April 1806, nr. 49 and Greenwood & Co., London, 21 May 1807, nr. 40, purchaser not recorded
Murrough O'Brien, 5th Earl of Inchiquin and 1st Marquis of Thomond (died 1808)
by descent to his nephew, James O'Brien, 7th Earl of Inchiquin and 3rd Marquis of Thomond (1769-1855), Bath
with T.H. Robinson, London, and
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, October 1919
sold 11 December 1919 to Thomas B. Clarke (1848-1931), New York
his estate
sold as part of the Clarke collection on 29 January 1936, through M. Knoedler & Co., New York to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1942 to NGA