31 Maach 1729: sale of the collection of Govert Looten at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam, lot no. 7, for 71 NLG (as ‘een Turkse Vorst of primo Vizier, door Rembrant konstig en kragtig geschildert’)

1757: bequeathed to Paul Methuen (1723-1795), Corsham Court, Chippenham, Wiltshire, by Paul Methuen, London
1795: inherited by Paul Cobb Methuen (1752-1816), Corsham Court, from Paul Methuen, Corsham Court
1816: bequeathed to Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen (1779-1849), Corsham Court

1845: purchased by Willem II der Nederlanden (1792-1849), The Hague, from Christianus Johannes Nieuwenhuys
12 August 1850: purchased by Christianus Johannes Nieuwenhuys, London, at the sale of the collection of Willem II der Nederlanden at de Vries, Roos, Brondgeest, The Hague, lot no. 91, for 4,500 NLG (as ‘Rembrandt van Rhijn. H. 150. L. 12. Homme vêtu en costume oriental. Le personnage est coiffé d’un turban blanc orné de pierres fines; un manteau richement brodé d’or est fixé sur ses épaules, de même qu’un châle de cachemire blanc; il est debout et tient la main gauche sur la hanche, la main droite repose sur un canne. – Tableau d’une très belle qualité’)

by 1882/1885: Charles J. Wertheimer, London

1895: inherited by William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849-1920), New York City

Loan Exhibition of Painting by Old Dutch Masters (Hudson-Fulton Celebration), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 20 Saptambar 1909–30 Navambar 1909, cat. no.  79, as ‘lent by Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, New York’.
The Art of Rembrandt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 21 Janwari 1942–?, no catalogue.
A loan exhibition of Rembrandt at Wildenstein, Wildenstein and Company, New York City, 19 Janwari 1950–25 Farwari 1950, cat. no.  3, as Portrait of a Distinguished Oriental.
Diamond Jubilee Exhibition. Masterpieces of Painting, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 4 Navambar 1950–11 Farwari 1951, cat. no.  38.
Rembrandt Tentoonstelling. Ter herdenking van de geboorte van Rembrandt op 15 juli 1606, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 18 Mai 1956–5 August 1956, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 8 August 1956–21 Actobar 1956, OCLC 15659340, cat. no.  20.
In the Presence of Kings. Royal Treasures from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 18 Aprel 1967–11 Juun 1967, cat. no.  29, as The Noble Slav.
Masterpieces of Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 16 Saptambar 1970–1 Navambar 1970, without cat. no.  , p. 42.
Masterpieces of Fifty Centuries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 15 Navambar 1970–15 Farwari 1971, cat. no.  280.
100 Paintings from the Metropolitan Museum, State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, 22 Mai 1975–27 Julai 1975, State Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 28 August 1975–2 Navambar 1975, cat. no.  22.
Rembrandt, The master and his workshop, Altes Museum, Berlin, 12 Saptambar 1991–10 Navambar 1991, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 4 Disambar 1991–1 Maach 1992, National Gallery, London, 26 Maach 1992–24 Mai 1992, Cat.no. 9.
Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10 Actobar 1995–7 Janwari 1996, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Cat.no. 2.
Rembrandt? The Master and his Workshop, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 4 Farwari 2006–14 Mai 2006, ISBN 9788790096519, cat. no.  5.
Rembrandt & Co, Dealing in Masterpieces, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 7 Juun 2006–3 Saptambar 2006, without cat. no. 
Rembrandt en Uylenburgh, handel in meesterwerken, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, 16 Saptambar 2006–10 Disambar 2006, without cat. no. 

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Metropolitan Museum of Art: entry 437385 as Man in Oriental Costume ("The Noble Slav"), 152.7 × 111.1 cm RKDimages, Art-work number 58650, as Man in oriental costume, 152.7 × 111.1 cm