Provenance
Martin Robyns
his sale, Brussels, 22 May 1758, as Rubens
Chevalier Verhulst, Brussels
his sale, Brussels, 16 August 1779, as Van Dyck (thereafter consistently as Van Dyck)
François Pauwels
his sale, Brussels, 22 Auguest 1803
de Marneffe
Smeth van Alphen
his sale, Amsterdam, 1-2 August 1810
brought to England by Lafontaine
his sale, Christie's, London, 12 June 1811, although it is stated already to have been bought by George IV
placed in the Audience Room at Carlton House (1816) and later in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace
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