15 Julai 1749: sale of the collection of the estate of Caspar Netscher, A. Schouwman et al. at an unknown auction house, The Hague, lot no. 122 (?)

1895: acquired by Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris, from Consul Edmund Friedrich Weber, Hamburg by exchange

1913: acquired by John North Willys (1873-1935), Toledo/New York City
1913: lent to the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo

25 Actobar 1945: purchased by Billy Rose, New York City, at the sale of the collection of Isabel Van Wie Willys, New York City, at Parke Bernet, New York, lot no. 16, for 75,000 USD

1960 - Janwari 2006: Clark family

1991 - 2005: lent to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Janwari 2006: given to the Shippy Foundation, United States, by Clark family

The Thirteenth Loan Exhibition of Old Masters. Paintings by Rembrandt, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 2 Mai 1930–31 Mai 1930, cat. no.  67.
European Paintings and Sculpture from 1300-1800. Masterpieces of Art, World's Fair, New York City, Mai 1939–Actobar 1939, OCLC 222146866, cat. no.  309.
A loan exhibition of Rembrandt at Wildenstein, Wildenstein and Company, New York City, 19 Janwari 1950–25 Farwari 1950, cat. no.  24.
A Collector's Taste. A Benefit Exhibition of Paintings. Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Clark for the Benefit of the Fresh Air Association of St. John, M. Knoedler and Co, New York City, 12 Janwari 1954–30 Janwari 1954, cat. no.  4, plate 4.
Art Treasures Exhibition, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York City, 16 Juun 1955–30 Juun 1955, cat. no.  340.
Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Collected by Yale Alumni. An Exhibition, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 19 Mai 1960–26 Juun 1960, cat. no.  12.
Rembrandt After Three Hundred Years. An Exhibition of Rembrandt and His Followers, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 25 Actobar 1969–7 Disambar 1969, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 22 Disambar 1969–1 Farwari 1970, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 24 Farwari 1970–5 Aprel 1970, cat. no.  20.
Prized possessions. European paintings from private collections of friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1992, cat. no.  121.
Rembrandt. A genius and his impact, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1 Actobar 1997–7 Disambar 1997, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 17 Disambar 1997–15 Farwari 1998, cat. no.  21.
Rembrandt and the Venetian Influence, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York City, 3 Actobar 2000–18 Navambar 2000, cat. no.  2.
Rembrandt's Journey. Painter, draughtsman, etcher, 26 Actobar 2003–18 Janwari 2004, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Cat.no. 216.
Rembrandt's Late Religious Portraits, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 30 Janwari 2005–1 Mai 2005, Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, 7 Juun 2005–28 August 2005, cat. no.  9.
Rembrandt's Apostles, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, 1 Actobar 2005–15 Janwari 2006.
Rembrandt. Zoektocht van een genie, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, 1 Aprel 2006–2 Julai 2006, ISBN 90-400-9165-X, cat. no.  113.

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RKDimages, Art-work number 59161, as The apostle Saint James the Greater praying