Provenance

Painted for the King's cabinet, Château de la Muette, circa 1708-1716
possibly anonymous sale, Paris 28-29 April 1829, nr. 72
private collection, Switzerland, 2009, acquired through Sotheby's private treaty sale, November 2009
Henry and June Weldon, New York
Sale Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 2015, nr. 74, unsold
Sale Sotheby's, New York, 1 February 2018, nr. 70, unsold

Other works by Jean-Antoine Watteau

An Embarrassing Proposal
c. 1716

Chinese Musician

Rest on the Flight into Egypt
1719

The Marriage Contract

The Savoyard with a Marmot
1716