Commissioned by Jacob van Ghesel jr. (1732-1792), for the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam, c. 1771; his nephew, Jacob van Ghesel Jansz. (1764-1803), with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam; purchased from whom, with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam, by Abraham Bredius (1731-1804), 1798; his son, Abraham Bredius (1781-1863), with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam; his daughter, Aleida Elisabeth Bredius (1805-86) and his son, Johannes Jacobus Bredius (1808-94), with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam; his son, dr. Abraham Bredius (1855-1946), with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam; from whom, fl. 55,000, with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam, to Pieter Johannes Jacobus Jonas, Lord 's Heer Arendskerke (1874-1935); his widow, Hélène Louise Pauline le Fèvre de Montigny (1875-1949), with the house Herengracht 524, Amsterdam; by whom bequeathed, with xx other objects, to the museum, 1949 {Provenance reconstructed in Van Eeghen et al. 1976, p. 589; the paintings are still at Herengracht 524, Amsterdam.}
