History: until 1895, in the collection Gari Melchers, Julius; 1895, acquired from the artist by the state for the Musee du Luxembourg; from 1895 to 1922, the Musee du Luxembourg; assigned to the Louvre; from 1922 to 1946, the Louvre Museum Jeu de Paume (museum then Foreign Schools); from 1946 to 1977, the National Museum of Modern Art; assigned to the Musee d'Orsay