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Acquired by General Rawdon. Acquired by William Quilter, Norwood, Lincoln; (consigned to Christie's, London, April 9, 1875, probably unsold (stock no. 237)) [1]; (consigned to Christie's, London); purchased by Agnew’s, London, May 18, 1889 (stock no. 97)). Acquired by Joseph Ruston, Monks Manor, Lincoln; (consigned to Christie’s, London); (purchased by Agnew’s, London, July 4, 1913 (stock no. 106)). (Acquired by Scott and Fowles, New York, NY); purchased by Charles Phelps Taft [1843-1929] and Anna Sinton Taft [1850-1931], Cincinnati, OH, December 22, 1914 [2]; donated to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH, May 21, 1927 [3]; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006 [4].

Notes:

[1]. Possibly purchased at Christie’s sale by Lane. See Taft Museum of Art object file. [2]. This was the last work of art the Tafts purchased from Charles Fowles [1865-1915] before his death on the Lusitania. See Taft Museum of Art object file. [3]. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (CIFA) was formed by Charles Phelps and Anna Sinton Taft on March 22, 1927 as a non-profit corporation to stimulate the development of art and music in the City of Cincinnati and run the Taft Museum of Art, which opened in 1932. The Tafts offered $1 million for a permanent endowment fund, on the condition that the community raise $2.5 million in matching funds, which was achieved by December 3, 1928. [4]. Until August 31, 2006, the Museum was owned by CIFA, administered by CIFA’s Board of Trustees, and governed by the Taft Museum Board of Overseers. On September 1, 2006, the Museum legally separated from CIFA and began operations as its own incorporated 501(c)(3) entity. This separate incorporation led to the transfer to the separate entity after August 31, 2006 of all tangible assets comprising the Taft collection.

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