Beurdeley collection, Florence, in 1865.[1] acquired 1878 in Florence by A. Gérôme. (Lowengard, Paris); sold 15 May 1908 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[2] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] The bust is illustrated and described, and identified as being in the Beurdeley collection by Paul Mantz, "Musée Rétrospectif. La Renaissance et les temps modernes," _Gazette des Beaux-Arts_ 19 (1865): 329-330, illus. [2] Provenance according to Widener files in NGA curatorial records.