Chevalier de Damery (aka Jean-Louis-Antoine, le Valliant de Damery, 1723–1803), Paris, by 1769 (estate sale, Paris, 26–27 Brumaire, An XII [18–19 Nov. 1803], lot 22, sold together with lot 23 for 11 frs. 15 to);(1) [Guy Irlande, Paris]. Marquis de Salamanca (seal with arms of the family on stretcher).(2) Andrew S. Ciechanowiecki (1924–2015), London, by 1973, sold 2000 to; LACMA.
Footnotes
(1) Called "un sujet de Grâces." Lot 22 also included sketches by Loo, Suzanne & les Vieillards and Saint-Pierre.
(2) Probably José de Salamanca (1811–1883), Madrid, a Spanish nobleman, politician, and businessman, who served as finance minister of Spain and was responsible for the expansion of Madrid. He was forced into exile at various points in his career, during which time he resided in Paris. Sales from his collection took place in Paris on 3–6 June 1867 (Pillet) and 25–26 January 1875 (Drouot), and others. Neither this painting nor any other French paintings were in the sales, which included only Spanish, Italian, Flemish, and Dutch paintings.
