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Probably (sale, The Hague, 24 April 1737, no. 7).[1] Pieter Bisschop [c. 1690 1758] and Jan Bisschop [1680 1771], Rotterdam, by 1752; purchased 1771 with the Bisschop collection by Adrian Hope [1709 1781] and his nephew, John Hope [1737 1784], Amsterdam; by inheritance after Adrian's death to John, Amsterdam and The Hague; by inheritance to his sons, Thomas Hope [1769 1831], Adrian Elias Hope [1772 1834], and Henry Philip Hope [1774 1839], Bosbeek House, near Heemstede, and, as of 1794, London, where the collection was in possession of John's cousin, Henry Hope [c. 1739 1811], London; by inheritance 1811 solely to Henry Philip, Amsterdam and London, but in possession of his brother, Thomas, London; by inheritance 1839 to Thomas' son, Henry Thomas Hope [1808 1862], London; by inheritance to his wife, née Adèle Bichat [d. 1884], London; by inheritance to her grandson, Henry Francis Hope
Pelham Clinton Hope, 8th duke of Newcastle under Lyme [1866 1941], London; (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. and Charles Wertheimer, London), 1898 1901; (Thos. Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London); sold 1901 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] For a discussion of the provenance of this painting, including the 1737 sale, see Ben Broos, Great Dutch Paintings from America, exh. cat., Mauritshuis, The Hague; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Zwolle and The Hague, 1990: 419 423.
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