Literature

López-Rey 517
Checa 71

Provenance

Cardinal Tommaso Ruffo, Rome, by 1704 - died 1753
Litterio Ruffo, 2nd duca di Baranello, Naples, 1753 – died 1772
Vincenzo Ruffo, 3rd duca di Baranello, Naples, 1772–76, sold to Hamilton
Sir William Hamilton, Palazzo Sessa, Naples, 1776–1801
his sale, Christie's, London, 27-28 March 1801, nr. 59, to Parker
Thomas Lister Parker, Browsholme, Yorkshire, 1801 – at least 1808
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, Wiltshire, by 1814, but probably acquired by the 2nd Earl on 1 May 1811, – died 1828
the Earls of Radnor, Longford Castle, 1828–1968
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, 1968–70
sale, Christie's, London, 27 November 1970, nr. 110, to Wildenstein for MMA

External links

Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession number 1971.86

Other works by Diego Velazquez

The Infanta María Teresa
1652

Head of a Man in Profile
c. 1618

The Penitent Saint Peter
c. 1623

Portrait of a Little Girl
c. 1638-44

Mother Jerónima de la Fuente
1620