A Man Reading, anonymous, c. 1660

...; collection Naper, Loughcrew Castle, Loughcrew, County Meath, before 1800;{Note RMA.} by descent to William Lenow Naper (1879-1942), Loughcrew Castle, Loughcrew, County Meath;{Note RMA.} from whom purchased by the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam, through the mediation of the dealer Rudolf Holzapfel Ward, London, 1933; the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk, ca. 1933-1940;…; collection Hendricus Egbertus ten Cate (1868-1955), Almelo;…; the dealer Katz, Dieren; from whom purchased by Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (1907-1974), Vienna, through the mediation of the dealer Goudstikker/ Miedl, Amsterdam, 1941;…; collection Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 1941;…; ? purchased by Hermann Göring; war recuperation, SNK, 29 March 1946 (inv. no. NK 2305);{Provenance from 1933 to 1945 reconstructed by Ekkart et al. 2006; Yeide 2009, p. 444, no. C89; MCCP website, file card no. 20121.} transferred from the DRVK, to the museum, 1960

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