Acquired 1865 in Florence by Louis-Charles Timbal [1821-1880], Paris;[1] purchased 1870 by Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris;[2] his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased 15 December 1936 by The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh;[3] gift 1937 to NGA. [1] _Duveen Sculptures in Public Collections of America_, New York, 1944: no. 49. [2] Ida Cardellini. _Desiderio da Settignano_, Milan, 1962: 257. [3] The original Duveen Brothers invoice is in Gallery Archives, copy in NGA curatorial files; the sculpture is listed as by Desiderio da Settignano.