Rt. Hon. George August Frederick Cavendish Bentinck (1821-1891), London, by 1876 (exhibited Old Masters, Royal Academy, London, 1876, no. 127 as Venetian Naval Officer by Tintoretto); [Cavendish Bentinck sale, Christie’s, London, July 11, 1891, no. 618, as Portrait of Gabriel Erno (sic) by Tintoretto, probably bought in]; Arthur James, London (exhibited Venetian Art, New Gallery, London, 1894-95); by inheritence to his wife, Mrs. Arthur James (nee Mary Venetia Cavendish-Bentinck, d. 1948), London and Warwicksire, to 1948; [Mrs. Arthur James sale, Christie’s London, Oct. 15, 1948, no. 113, as Tintoretto]; purchased from Christie's by Nicholls; [Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi (1878-1955), Rome-Florence; purchased from Contini Bonacossi by Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York, July 1,1950 (exhibited Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1950-1952 or 1953); Seattle Art Museum, since 1954, accessioned 1961
Exhibition history
London, U.K., Royal Academy, Old Masters, 1876. Cat. no. 127 ( as Venetian Naval Officer).
London, U.K., New Gallery, Venetian Art, 1894-1895.
Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1950-1952 or 1953.
Seattle, Wash., Seattle Museum of Art, Italian Art: Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952. Text by William Suida and Sherman Lee.
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