C. Coquelin Collection ;
His sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 27 May 1893, n°38 ;
Corbin Collection ;
His sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 & 20 October 1936, lot 38 ;
Purchased from the above by the current owner's grandfather
A COUNSEL ; THE FISHERMAN ; THE WRITING PAGE ; FIRST STUDIES ; THE ALBUM ; THE BAD SOUP ; SKETCH PAGE ; IL BAMBINO ; THE NICE BOY ; SELF-PORTRAIT ; THE TWO PRINTERS ; SKETCH PAGE ; THE TURBAN ; THE ANCESTORS
Thirteen are signed and bear inscriptions about the technique ; Two are dedicated to Arsène Alexandre, one to Paul Leroi, one to Coquelin Aîné, one to Waltner ; Six are dated ; Six are titled ; Seven bear the stamp of the Cercle de la Librairie ; One bears the Beurdeley collection stamp (L. 421)
Émile Friant, regard sur l'homme et l'œuvre, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 8 July - 4 October 1988, p.56 n°39 ; Emile Friant un nouveau regard, Musée Georges de la Tour, Vic-sur-Seille, 10 June - 3 September 2006, illustrated n°31, p.53
