Thomas Gainsborough R.A.

Probably purchased from the artist by Robert Palmer (1715-1787), London, or his son, Richard Palmer (d. 1806);

Thence by descent to the latter's son, Robert Palmer (1793-1872), Holme Park, Berkshire, by 1845;

Thence by descent to Mrs. Golding Palmer, London;

Her sale, London, Christie's, 28 July 1916, lot 25;

Where acquired by Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, for 2,500 guineas;

With Knoedler Co., New York, 1916;

With Reinhardt Galleries, New York;

Private collector, United States;

By whom anonymously donated in order to raise acquisition funds to the Tacoma Art Museum, Washington;

From whom acquired by private sale by William Louis-Dreyfus (1932-2016), New York, 2015;

Thence by descent to the present collectors.

G.W. Fulcher, Life of Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., London 1856, p. 203;

E. Waterhouse, Gainsborough, London 1958, p. 121, cat. no. 995, reproduced pl. 271;

J. Hayes, The Landscape Paintings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1982, vol. I, p. 182; vol. II, pp. 564-565, cat. no. 181, reproduced fig. 181.

London, Schomberg House, 1786;

London, British Institution, 1845, no. 79 or 86;

Williamstown, Massachusetts, The Clark Art Institute, long-term loan, 2016 - 2018.