Goupil et Cie., Paris (acquired directly from the artist on August 3, 1880)
Knoedler, Paris (acquired from the above on August 11, 1880)
Dr. Perry Nott, Long Beach, New York (and sold, Sotheby's, New York, October 12, 1979, lot 291, illustrated)
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 5, 1998, lot 18, illustrated
Private Collection, United St✤ates (acquired at the above sale)

The artist's accounts
Charles Vendryès, Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1900, p. 154
Marius Vachon, William Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 154
Mark Steven Walker, "William-Adolphe Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings," William-Adolphe Bouguereau, L'Art Pompier, exh. cat., Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 71
Damien Bartoli with Frederick Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 201, no. 18🔜80/06, illustrated

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This painting has been lined and the paint layer is stable. It seems to have been fairly recently cleaned. The varnish is a little soft, but if it were freshened, this work could easily be hung in its current condition. Under ultraviolet light, retouches are visible around all of the edges and in a few spots in the sky in the upper right. There are patches of old varnish that still cling to the surface, but there do not seem to be any apparent retouches to the figure. Despite the numerous patches of old varnish and the restorations present, the condition appears to be very respectable.
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