1838, Louis Philippe, King of France, displayed in Galerie Espagnole, Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)

May 1853, (Christie and Manson, London, England) auction Louis Philippe, lot 316

May 1853, purchased by Norton [for £120]

James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

1889-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Jusepe de Ribera, An Old Man, ca. 1635, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of James E. Scripps, 89.72.