Provenance
Johan Ernst Gotzkowsky (1710-1775), Berlin, by 1756 until at least 1766
sold to Heinrich, prince of Prussia (1726-1802)
sold to Catherine II, empress of Russia (1729-1796), Saint Petersburg, by 1773
Imperial Hermitage Gallery, Saint Petersburg
sold between June 1930 and April 1931, as a painting by Rembrandt, through Matthiesen Gallery, Berlin,
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, and
M. Knoedler & Co., New York to
Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington
his estate
deeded 8 March 1938 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1940 to NGA