Watermark: none visible through lining.
Acquired as Giovanni de Vecchi.
Formerly attributed to Giovanni de' Vecchi (1536-1615); Antonio Cimatori, called il Visaccio (ca. 1550-1623); Bernardino India (1528-1590).
Inscribed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, with Resta-Somers number, "m.54;" on mount, at lower center, in pen and brown ink, "Gio: de Vecchi da Borgo;" at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "ap. 67. No 7;" on verso of mount, at upper center, in pen and red ink, "P.2;" in upper right corner, in pen and brown ink, "6;" at upper center, in pen and brown ink, with Richardsons's pressmark, "RR. 28.;" in pen and black ink, "From the Leveson Gerver Collection; 229.b.(or 6) / Portf. 4."
Vecchi, Giovanni de', approximately 1536-1615, Formerly attributed to.
Cimatori, Antonio, approximately 1550-1623, Possible attribution.
India, Bernardino, 1528-1590, Alternate attribution.
Resta, Sebastiano, former owner.
Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716, former owner.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745, former owner.
Gower family, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Selected references: Oakland and Berkeley 1961, no. 99 (as Giovanni dei Vecchi).