Man with a Sheet of Music

Jan Stolker [1724-1785], Rotterdam; (his sale, Rotterdam, 27 March 1786, no. 8). possibly Earl Howe.[1] private collection, Russia.[2] jointly owned by (Durand-Ruel) and (M. Knoedler & Co., New York), by July 1912;[3] purchased September 1912 by William A. Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest April 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] According to Algernon Graves, a painting by Rembrandt titled _A Man with Roll of Music_ was lent by Earl Howe to the British Institution exhibition of 1860. See _A Century of Loan Exhibitions 1813-1912_, 5 vols., London, 1914: 3:1008. [2] M. Knoedler & Co. Records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Sales book 10, 1912 February-1916 April, p. 70. [3] Knoedler's records suggests that the painting was already in the possession of Durand-Ruel by July 1912 at which time Knoedler acquired the half share. The painting is stock number 12893 in the M. Knoedler & Co. records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Stockbook 6, 12653-15139, 1911 December-1920 July.