29 October 1748: sale of the collection of Pieter van Buytene, Rotterdam, at Anthoni de Groot, Delft, lot no. 91 (as ‘De blinde Tobias met zyn Vrouw, door Rembrandt’) (?)

25 April 1775: purchased by Jan Yver (art dealer), Amsterdam, at the sale of the collection of David Fiers Kappeyne, Middelburg, at De Bosch, De Winter, Yver and Moerel, Amsterdam, lot no. 81, for NLG 200 (as ‘Rembrandt van Ryn. Peint sur Bois, haut de 16, large de 21 pouces. L’intérieur d’une Chambre, dans laquel-le on voit un Vieillard auprès du Feu, sur lequel pend un Chauderon ; il y a, plus loin, une Vieille Femme assise & occupée à siler, auprès d’une Fenêtre. Ce Morceau, qui est très Beau, dans toutes ses Parties, imite très bien la Nature’)

23 April 1832: purchased by Chaplin, England, at the sale of the collection of Chevalier Erard at Th. Henry, Paris, lot no. 213, for FRF 982 (as ‘Rembrandt (P). Ménage rustique. Bois. H. 15 pouces, L. 20.’) (?)

17 February 1901: inherited by Sir Frederick Cook, 2nd Baronet (1844-1920), Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey
1920: inherited by Sir Herbert Cook, 3rd Baronet (1868-1939), Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey
1939: inherited by Sir Francis Cook, 4th Baronet (1907-1978), Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey
1940: purchased by Nathan Katz

8 July 1940: purchased by Willem van der Vorm (1873-1957), Rotterdam, at D. Katz, Dieren for NLG 125,000
1956: ownership transferred to Stichting Willem van der Vorm (?)

Loan Collection of Pictures, Corporation of London, Art Gallery Guildhall, London, 23 April 1895–21 July 1895, cat. no.  100.
Exhibition of Works by Rembrandt. Winter exhibition, thirteenth year, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2 January 1899–11 March 1899, cat. no.  47.
Loan Exhibition of Pictures by Old Masters on behalf of Lord Haig's Appeal for ex-service Men, 1922, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, Cat.no. 35.
Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450–1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 January 1929–9 March 1929, OCLC 38679108, cat. no.  149.
Drieënzestig schilderijen uit de verzameling Willem van der Vorm Rotterdam, Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 23 December 1950–29 January 1951, Cat.no. 78, ill. 7.
Prisma der Bijbelse Kunst, Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft, 17 May 1952–12 August 1952, cat. no.  96, ill. 51.
Kunstschatten uit Nederlandse verzamelingen, Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 19 June 1955–25 September 1955, cat. no.  102, ill. 84.
Rembrandt. Sextiosex bilder från utställningen i Nationaluseum, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 12 January 1956–15 April 1956, cat. no.  26.
Rembrandt Tentoonstelling. Ter herdenking van de geboorte van Rembrandt op 15 juli 1606, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 18 May 1956–5 August 1956, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 8 August 1956–21 October 1956, OCLC 15659340, cat. no.  80.
Rembrandt. His teachers and his pupils, 15 April 1992–7 June 1992, Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, 13 June 1992–2 August 1992, Kawamura Memorial Art Museum, Chiba, 7 August 1992–16 September 1992, The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi, Cat.no. 10.

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