English: oil on canvas

English: Allegedly commissioned by Mr Parrott, although rejected by him upon completion; exhibited British Institution, 1831, no. 447; from where purchased by J. P. Ord, Edge Hill, Duffield, Derbyshire, 1831–43; included in Ord estate sale, Payne (auctioneer), Edge Hill, Duffield, 26–28 June 1843, no. 31 (sale Wednesday 28 June); bought by George Pennell (dealer), London, 1843; by whom sold to Joseph Gillott (1799–1872), Birmingham, 1843 until 1849; exhibited Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1845, no. 136; sold by Gillott to Charles Wentworth Wass (1817–1906), Adelphi, London, 11 November 1849; by whom sold to Henry William Eaton, before 1857; collection of Henry William Eaton (1816–91), Coventry and Warwick, later 1st Baron Cheylesmore (1887), by 1857 until 1891; included in the late Lord Cheylesmore sale, Christie's, London, 7 May 1892, no. 74 (as from the Collection of the Lord Townshend); purchased by Agnew's (dealer), London, from where purchased by Mr. W. H. Burns, North Mimms, Hertfordshire, 9 May 1892; by descent to Mrs Burns, North Mimms, Hertfordshire, by 1911 until 1925; exhibited Royal Commission International Fine Arts Exhibition, Rome, 1911, owner Mrs. Burns; included in the sale of various properties, including John Scott Napier, Sotheby's London, 6 May 1925, no. 85, as the property of a gentleman; from where purchased by Arthur Ruck (dealer), London; included in a Christie's sale, London, date unknown; collection of Mr. J. A. Hartley, by 1931; by whom presented to the National Gallery of Victoria, 1931.