T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (lugt supp. 555c).

Le Blanc, Charles. Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Jean Georges Wille, graveur Le graveur en taille douce, 1 (Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1847).
Entries: 170. Millimeters. Inscriptions. States. Described. Ms. notes [UkBM]; additional states.

Apell, Aloys. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexikon der vorzüglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blätter (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): pp. 459-471.

Lawrence, H. W., Basil Lewis Dighton. French line engravings of the late eighteenth century (London: Lawrence and Jellicoe, Ltd., 1910): pp. 88.

Signed: 1

Inscribed: Recto: Recto: in image, lower left, in plate "Pesne pinx. ABerlin."; below image, lower center, in plate four lines of text beginning "Leopold Prince D'Anhalt. / Dessau / Generalissime [...]"; in image, lower right, in plate "J.G. Will Sculp Paris"; below image, lower center, in plate "A Paris chez Odieuvre Md. d'estampes [...]" Verso: center left in graphite "franck / 1816"; lower left in graphite "[indecipherable] / trés belle Ep."; lower left in graphite indecipherable; lower center in graphite "2155 / 16"; lower center in graphite diamond with "1702"; lower right in graphite "3.00"

Markings: CM: Gustav Ritter von Franck (Lugt 1152); Claghorn; Garrett