Provenance:

Sold: Christie, Manson & Woods, London, December 15, 1978, Lot 229

Sold: Dorotheum, Vienna, June 19-22, 1979, Lot 135

Sold: Dorotheum, Vienna, May 25-June 1, 1982, Lot 479

Sold: Dorotheum, Vienna March 22-28, 1983, Lot 405

Sold: Sotheby's, New York, January 15, 1987, Lot 102

Sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 15, 1987, Lot 180

Sold: Christie's, New York, May 21, 1992, Lot 122

Sold: Christie's, New York, October 7, 1993, Lot 194

Lot Note:

In 1979, an alternate attribution was suggested by Joop Nieuwstraten (1925-2016), then director of RKD, to the artist Dionys Verburg (1665-1722). However, the painting has been offered eight times at auction as by Dirck Verhaert, and RKD notes both artists as possibilities on their website.