Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1877, presented in the likely original gilt composition frame.

Stretcher size 40 1/24 x 60 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 56 1/2 x 76 1/2 in.

By descent through the artist's family.

Charles L. A. Leroy was born in Paris in 1849. He immigrated to the United States in 1866 and settled in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was an artist and textile designer. After his retirement, Leroy moved to Memphis where his son was active in medical research and teaching at Vanderbilt and the University of Tennessee.

Two patches to verso; light grime; minor rubbing to chipping to frame.