Provenance: Earl of Bessborough (acc. to sale description 29 Apr. 1803); Charles Birch; his sale, London, Christie's, 29 Jan. 1803, lot 56 ('Teniers ÐA Pair of Pilgrims, small'). Bt Thomas Holcroft for £5.0; London, Thomas Holcroft; his sales: London, Christie's, 29 Apr. 1803, lot 38 ('Pilgrims, a Pair. From the Collection of the Earl of Besborough: remarkably sweet for Truth, Simplicity and Tone'). £13.2 (Bt in); London, Farebrother, 9 Feb. 1804, lot 53 ('Pilgrim and companion') [Handwritten Note: 8 h 6 P. [i.e. Panel] [CIL]; London, Squibb, 16 Feb. 1807, lot 33 ('Pilgrims -- a Pair. -- Spirited, yet highly finished') £8.18; London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
Inscriptions: Signed or inscribed, bottom left: 'DTF' (DT in monogram)
Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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