Painted for the sitter, John, 4th Earl of Darnley [1767-1831], Cobham Hall, Kent; by descent to Ivo, 8th Earl of Darnley [1859-1927]; sold to (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London), by 1909;[1] purchased 1910 by (M. Knoedler & Co., London); sold 21 March 1910 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] Knoedler & Co. records, cited by The Getty Provenance Index.