Provenance
John Jacob Astor Bristed, New York, by 1874
by whom given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1874, as 'Birth of Cyrus' by Francesco Furini
by whom de-accessioned in 1955, as after Francesco Furini
sale, Plaza New York, 7 June 1956, nr. 71, to H. Ronnevig
sale, El Monte Madrid, 7 April 2000, nr. 46
sale, Sotheby's London, 8 December 2005, lot 318
sale Bonhams, London, 8 July 2009, nr. 6