7 October 1783–8 October 1783: purchased by A. van der Aa, Netherlands, at the sale of the collection of Cornelia Schellinger at Rietmulder, The Hague, lot no. 72

4 April 1864–5 April 1864: sale of the collection of G. Munnicks van Cleef at Exp.: Meffer, Fabvre, C.P.: Pillet, Paris,, lot no. 79, for FRF 2,000

Unknown date: acquired by Charles de Boissière, Paris

19 February 1883: sale of the collection of Ch. de Boissière at Exp.: Haro, C.P.: Chevallier, Paris, lot no. 40, for FRF 370

Unknown date: acquired by Langlois, Paris

1894: purchased by Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), Netherlands, from F. Kleinberger, Paris for FFR 1,750

Rembrandt och hans tid, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2 October 1992–6 January 1993, ISBN 91-7100-416-5, cat. no.  50.

Diversity and specialisations. Seventeenth-century Dutch masters from the Mauritshuis, 1997–1998, Prefectural Museum of Art, Tochigi, Cat.no. 37.

Copper as canvas. Two centuries of masterpiece paintings on copper, 1575-1775, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, 19 December 1998–28 February 1999, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, 28 March 1999–13 June 1999, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague, 26 June 1999–22 August 1999, cat. no.  46.

Der junge Rembrandt. Rätsel um seine Anfang/Het mysterie van de jonge Rembrandt, Staatliche Museen Kassel, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel, 3 November 2001–27 January 2002, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, 20 February 2002–26 May 2002, cat.: The Mystery of the Young Rembrandt, ISBN 3-932353-59-5, cat. no.  79.

The age of Rembrandt. 17th-Century Dutch Painting, Toksu Palace Museum, Seoul, 15 August 2003–9 November 2003, Cat.no. 38.

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