This picture certifies to its own identity, for its [sic] in Ruben's peculiar style. It was obtained from the Gallery of Louis Napoleon. [P. 22.]
Synopsis of an Extensive and Valuable Collection of Original Paintings, by the Best Old Masters, selected from the Galleries of several Italian Noblemen, as the Foundation of an American National Gallery, is now open for exhibition at St. Louis Ball Room. New-Orleans: Printed on Rea's Power Press, 58 Magazine Street. 1847.