View of the Mall in Saint James's Park

Francis Astley-Corbett, 4th Bt. [1859-1937], Brigg, Lincs.; (his sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 8 July 1927, no. 66, as by Marcellus Laroon); purchased by (M. Knoedler & Co);[1] sold 1 April 1936 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], Syosset, New York (as Laroon);[2] bequest 1970 to NGA.[1] Art Prices Current, n.s. 6 (1926-1927): 438 nr. 9494.[2] The Bruce Ledger, NGA curatorial files, no. 83, gives the purchase date and lists the painting's location, as of 1 August 1956, as Syosset, Long Island, where Mrs. Bruce had an estate.