The artist; His sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 6-8, 1878, possibly lot 47; Private collection, San Francisco, California, acquired 1979; Thence by descent.
On stable panel support. Minor frame abrasion at edges. Slight yellowing to the varnish layer. Faint horizontal craquelure visible upon close inspection under raking light. A small area of disruption to the paint layer in lower left corner, bubbly in appearance. Minor surface dirt and dust. Not examined out of frame.
Under UV: heavily applied varnish fluoresces green. Small dots of retouching applied to aforementioned area of surface disruption in lower left corner.
Framed Dimensions 19 X 27.25 X 3.5 Inches