LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

16.02 in. (40.70 cm.) (height) by 12.83 in. (32.60 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'J.L.GEROME.' (upper right)

Literature:

Goupil archives, Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Paris: Goupil Stockbooks, no. 11544. Oeuvres de J.L. Gérôme, Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, vol. XI, p. 5 (illustrated with studio photograph). G.M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Paris, 2000, p. 120, 290-291, no. 254 (illustrated).

Provenance:

with Goupil, Paris, either 1876 or 1880. John Wolfe, USA. His sale; Chickering Hall, New York, 5-6 April 1882. Acquired from the above sale by W.F. Whitney, New York. Private Collection, Jordan. A Private Collection in Jordan; Christie's, New York, 11 February 1997, lot 25. Private collection.