EDWIN LONG R.A. (BRITISH, 1829–1891)

EDWIN LONG R.A. (BRITISH, 1829–1891)
The Daughter of Bethlehem
signed with monogram and dated '1886' (lower right)
oil on canvas
53 1/8 x 35 3/8in. (135 x 90cm.)

Provenance
Purchased from the artist by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 18 December 1886, no 4226.
Purchased from the above by J.E. Walker Esq., 13 May 1887.
Purchased by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 30 June 1888.
Purchased from the above by James Williamson M.P., 21 July 1891.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 1930, as A Water-Carrier of Bethlehem.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1986, lot 31, as The Daughter of Bethlemhem.
with Pyms Gallery, London.
Purchased from the above by the parents of the present owners.