Inscription: [in pen and brown ink at lower left]: WE [monogram of William Esdaile] (Lugt 2617)

Marking: Stamped lower left with the collector's mark of Sir Thomas Lawrence (Lugt 2445). Verso: on the former backing stamped with the collectors' marks of Sir Francis Seymour Haden (Lugt 1227) and John Heywood Hawkins (Lugt 1472).

Jan Pietersz Zoomer (Dutch, 1641–1724 Amsterdam); Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769–1830 London); William Esdaile (British, 1758–1837 London); Christie's, London, June 17, 1840, lot 119 (£7 to Geddes); John Heywood Hawkins ; Sotheby's, London, April 29, 1850, lot 1022; Sir Seymour Haden (British, London 1818–1910 Bramdean); Sotheby's, London, June 15, 1891, lot 587 (£130 to Durand-Ruel); Galerie Durand-Ruel ; John Postle Heseltine (British, London 1843–1929 London); H. O. Havemeyer ; Donor: Louisine W. Havemeyer

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Places of Delight, The Pastoral Landscape. Ex. cat., November 6, 1988 - January 22, 1989. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., 1988–1989, fig. no. 123, pp. 132, 136, ill.