Keywords: Lawrence Alma-Tadema - The Poet Gallus Dreaming.jpg Artwork Creator Lawrence Alma-Tadema date oil on panel cm 24 2 16 5 place of discovery object history A gift from the artist to Constant Benoit Coquelin Paris 1892 <br /> with Galerie Georges Petit Paris until 6 June 1906 no 2 15 000 francs where purchased by Paul Chevallier Paris until October 1906 <br /> with Messrs M Knoedler New York until April 1909 <br /> F W Gehring until April 1911 when sold for 5 500 to <br /> Messrs M Knoedler New York until June 1911 where purchased by Mrs G H Cook Baltimore 3 000 <br /> with Sloane Galleries Washington D C until 4 May 1981 no 2863 15 000 where purchased by Frederick T Ross New Jersey; Sotheby's New York 31 October 1985 lot 69 <br /> exhibition history London New Gallery 1892 no 22 credit line L Alma Tadema/OP CCCXIV - signature/text lower left ~ accession number place of creation 5701847 1128 41 London King Street 11 July 2013 Custom license marker 2016 01 19 PD-old-auto-1923 1912 Ancient Roman historical paintings by L Alma-Tadema 1892 Gaius Cornelius Gallus Paintings of poets Hands on head Images from Christie's |