12 May 1734: purchased by Hoogenbergh at the sale of the collection of Willem Six, Amsterdam, at Schoemaker ... ten Brink, Amsterdam, lot no. 56, for NLG 265

12 April 1741: purchased by De Hond at the sale of the collection of Gerard Bicker, Heer van Zwieten, at an unknown auction house, The Hague, lot no. 130, for NLG 350

20 April 1791: sale of the collection of Le Brun, Paris, at an unknown auction house, Paris, lot no. 53, for livres 1,000

3 June 1814: purchased by Andrew Geddes (1783-1844) at the sale of the collection of Alexandre Delhante, London, at Phillips, London, lot no. 25, for GBP 105

15 May 1830: purchased by John Smith, London, at the sale of the collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence, London, at Chistie’s, London, lot no. 120, for GBP 157.1
1830: purchased by G.J. Vernon from John Smith, London
16 April 1831: purchased by Thomas Emmerson, London, at the sale of the collection of G.J. Vernon at Christie’s, London, lot no. 48, for GBP 160.13
16 June 1832: purchased by Wilson at the sale of the collection of Thomas Emmerson, London, at Phillips, London, lot no. 135, for GBP 252
1832: acquired by Phillips, London (?)

25 March 1841: sale of the collection of Colonel de Biré at Hôtel Héris, 16, Rue des Jeuneurs, Paris, lot no. 6, for FFR 7,880

1875: inherited by Jhr. Hendricus Adolphus Steengracht (1836-1912), heer van Duivenvoorde, Voorschoten en Veur, The Hague, from Jhr. Hendrik Steengracht van Oosterland, The Hague
9 June 1913: purchased by Duveen (art dealer), Paris, at the sale of the collection of Jhr. Hendricus Adolphus Steengracht, The Hague, at Georges Petit, Paris, lot no. 61, for FFR 1,000,000
1913: purchased by Benjamin Altman (....-1913), New York City, from Duveen, Paris for USD 213,621.5

Rembrandt. Schilderijen bijeengebracht ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Wilhelmina, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 September 1898–November 1898, cat. no.  56.
The Art of Rembrandt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 21 January 1942–?, no catalogue.
Rembrandt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1952, no catalogue.
The Painter's Light, 5 October 1971–10 November 1971, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Cat.no. 19.
Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10 October 1995–7 January 1996, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Cat.no. 10.

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