Provenance
Possibly commissioned by Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584-1656)
Possibly thence by family descent at Bretby Park to the 7th Earl of Chesterfield, by whose executors offered
Sale, Christie's, London, 31 May 1918, nr. 79 (370 guineas to F. Partridge as Van Dyck of Prince Rupert)
Sir John Frecheville Ramsden, 6th bt. (1877–1958)
His sale, Christie's, London, 27-30 May 1932, nr. 125 (£231 to Lancaster as Van Dyck of Prince Rupert)
Subsequently acquired by the father of the present owner
Sale Bonhams, London, 5 December 2018, nr. 38