Provenance
Samuel Woodburn, London (1786-1853), from the Collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence
sale Christie's, 4 June 1860, nr. 106 'MICHAEL ANGELO BUONAROTI, THE VIRGIN LEADING THE INFANT JESUS, with a figure of St. John slightly indicated. An elegant composition in black chalk' (£2 to Bloxam)
M.H. Bloxam, by whom given to Rugby School Art Museum, with his inscription and attribution 'Rugby School Art Museum e dono Matt: H: Bloxam/ Michael Angelo. B Virgin Infant Christ & Infant St. John' (on the mount)
Sale Christie's, London, Old Masters/New Scholars: Works of Art Sold to Benefit Rugby School, 4 December 2018, nr. 24