Jean Nicolay, France, by 1958
sold at auction at Stukker, Berne 1990s
where acquired by the parents of the current owners
thence by descent to the current private collection, Germany
Sale Sotheby's, New York, 1 February 2018, nr. 68
Other works by Hubert Robert
Arc de Triomphe with Card Players 1780
Rome, Piazza del Campidoglio, at night, with the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius and figures lighting bonfires