Two versions of this charming painting exist, the present painting and one which was in the collection of J.E. Safra, who acquired it at Christie's New York, 27 January 2000, lot 17. The Safra painting has been confirmed as the one previously in the collection of Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully (1725-1779) and included in the 1770 auction of his collection.¹  That catalogue, however, mentions a "head of a Negro" between the two figures, and the Safra picture does not include that figure, whereas the present painting does. 

1. Paris, 2-14 May 1770, lot 81 (catalogue by Pierre Rémy; 160 livres to Eberts)