Provenance
Estate of Breckinridge Long [1881–1958], Bowie, MD (?–1959); (Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA) (1959–1962?); (Bernard Brown Agency, Milwaukee, WI, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchased with funds from Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry) (1959?–1962); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1962–)
Accession Number
1962.279.35.b
Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
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