Cast in Paris, 1848 and believed to be the original pair cast for the artist [see letter from Gerald Kerin in curatorial object file]; possibly sold directly by the artist to an English private collector in Devon, 1851 [according to letter from William Redford, in curatorial file; Cordier brought ethnographic busts to the 1862 London Exposition, see Exotische Welten, p. 357]; purchased from this collection by William Redford, the agent for Gerald Kerin, Ltd. [see same letter in curatorial file]; sold by Gerald Kerin, Ltd. to the Art Institute, 1963.