Acquired by Jean-François Michiels in Saint Petersburg, circa 1854
his collection, Bruges
his daughters, Coralie and Léonie Michiels, 1907, and thence by family descent to the present owner
sale Bonhams, London, 8 July 2009, nr. 67
Other works by Jacob van Oost the Elder
Young Man Writing
Two Boys Blowing Bubbles c. 1640-50
Adoration of the Shepherds 1630
Boy 1650
An Old Man and a Boy: Allegory of the Ages of Man c. 1645