Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 13 November 1996, lot 71 (as by Sir William Beechey, R.A.);
There acquired by the Berger Collection Educational Trust.

Denver, The Denver Art Museum, 600 Years of British Painting: The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum, 10 October 1998 - 28 March 1999.

600 Years of British Painting: The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum, Denver 1998, p. 149, reproduced.

Oil on canvas, lined. There is some undulation to the canvas, especially through the center of the work. The picture surface is covered by a stable web of craquelure. Some flattening of the picture surface and minor abrasions at the extreme edges, mainly covered by the current frame. Under UV light, there are retouches to the proper left side of the figure's face, neck and hair. Additional retouching is visible in the sitter's proper left arm to address a previous loss; additional losses are addressed in the background at center right and center left.
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