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by 15 July 1802: Féréol de Bonnemaison, Paris
between 15 July 1802 and 17 July 1802: sale of the collection of Féréol de Bonnemaison at Lebrun, Paris, lot no. 43 (as ‘Rembrandt. 1660. Le propre portrait de Rembrandt, la tête couverte d’une tocque noire, & vêtu d’une robe de couleur brunâtre, de grandeur naturelle & vu à mi-corps. Ce Tableau capital, & du plus beau faire de Rembrandt, sort de la collection du feu duc de Valantinois. – Haut.r 30 pouces, larg.r 25. T.’)
by 1825: William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753-1825)
13 May 1826: purchased by Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (1774-1848), at the sale of the collection of William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock at Christie’s, London, lot no. 31 (as ‘Rembrandt. Portrait of Rembrandt, by himself. An admirable Picture. A black Hat or Cap, placed obliquely on the head, gives a very brilliant relief to the countenance, which is lighted up with rich effect. The flesh exhibits every variety of tint, harmoniously blended: - a true representation of nature. From the collection of the Duc de Valentinois - 30.5 inches by 25.5’)
1848: inherited by Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton (1799-1864), from Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
1864: inherited by Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (1800-1868), from Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton
1868: inherited by Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton (1835-1889), from Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton
1889: inherited by Francis Denzil Edward, 5th Baron Ashburton (1866-1938), from Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton
by 1909: Charles Sedelmeyer (art dealer), Paris
1909: purchased by Benjamin Altman (1840-1913), New York City, from Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris
[Pictures by Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, and English masters], British Institution, London, June 1829, cat. no. 10.
Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters and by Deceased Masters of the British School. Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1890, cat. no. 145.
The Art of Rembrandt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 21 January 1942–?, no catalogue.
Rembrandt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1952, no catalogue.
Portrait of the Artist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 18 January 1972–7 March 1972, Cat.no. 8.
Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10 October 1995–7 January 1996, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Cat.no. 15.
The Age of Rembrandt, Dutch paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 18 September 2007–6 January 2008, no catalogue.
Signature and date bottom right:
Removed during the 1944 (?) restoration
RKDimages, Art-work number 29850, as Self-Portrait, height: 80.3 cm (31.6 in); width: 67.3 cm (26.4 in) Web Gallery of Art, as Self-Portrait, height: 80 cm (31.4 in); width: 67 cm (26.3 in).
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