The estate of the artist, 1901;[1] Maurice Joyant [1864-1930]; by whom bequeathed to Mme M.G. Dortu;[2] sold 1 August 1950 through (Hector Brame, Paris)[3] to Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney, New York; gift (partial and promised) 1990 to NGA; gift completed 1998.. [1]The painting bears the estate stamp (the monogram HTL in a circle, in red) at the lower left corner. [2] Joyant bequest to Madame Dortu according to _The John Hay Whitney Collection_, The Tate Gallery, London, 1961. Madame Dortu lent the painting to a 1931 exhibition. [3]See Whitney records now in NGA curatorial files.