15 ліпеня 1749: sale of the collection of the estate of Caspar Netscher, A. Schouwman et al. at an unknown auction house, Гаага, lot no. 122 (?)

1895: acquired by Charles Sedelmeyer, Парыж, from Consul Edmund Friedrich Weber, Гамбург by exchange

1913: acquired by John North Willys (1873-1935), Таліда/Нью-Ёрк
1913: lent to the Toledo Museum of Art, Таліда

25 кастрычніка 1945: purchased by Billy Rose, Нью-Ёрк, at the sale of the collection of Isabel Van Wie Willys, Нью-Ёрк, at Parke Bernet, New York, lot no. 16, for 75 000 USD

з 1960 да студзеня 2006: Clark family

з 1991 да 2005: lent to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
студзень 2006: given to the Shippy Foundation, Злучаныя Штаты Амэрыкі, by Clark family

The Thirteenth Loan Exhibition of Old Masters. Paintings by Rembrandt, Detroit Institute of Arts, Дэтройт, 2 траўня 1930–31 траўня 1930, кат. no.  67.
European Paintings and Sculpture from 1300-1800. Masterpieces of Art, World's Fair, Нью-Ёрк, травень 1939–кастрычнік 1939, OCLC 222146866, кат. no.  309.
A loan exhibition of Rembrandt at Wildenstein, Wildenstein and Company, Нью-Ёрк, 19 студзеня 1950–25 лютага 1950, кат. no.  24.
A Collector's Taste. A Benefit Exhibition of Paintings. Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Clark for the Benefit of the Fresh Air Association of St. John, M. Knoedler and Co, Нью-Ёрк, 12 студзеня 1954–30 студзеня 1954, кат. no.  4, plate 4.
Art Treasures Exhibition, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Нью-Ёрк, 16 чэрвеня 1955–30 чэрвеня 1955, кат. no.  340.
Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Collected by Yale Alumni. An Exhibition, Yale University Art Gallery, Нью-Гэйвэн, 19 траўня 1960–26 чэрвеня 1960, кат. no.  12.
Rembrandt After Three Hundred Years. An Exhibition of Rembrandt and His Followers, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 25 кастрычніка 1969–7 сьнежня 1969, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Мінэапаліс, 22 сьнежня 1969–1 лютага 1970, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Дэтройт, 24 лютага 1970–5 красавіка 1970, кат. no.  20.
Prized possessions. European paintings from private collections of friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1992, кат. no.  121.
Rembrandt. A genius and his impact, National Gallery of Victoria, Мэльбурн, 1 кастрычніка 1997–7 сьнежня 1997, National Gallery of Australia, Канбэра, 17 сьнежня 1997–15 лютага 1998, кат. no.  21.
Rembrandt and the Venetian Influence, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Нью-Ёрк, 3 кастрычніка 2000–18 лістапада 2000, кат. no.  2.
Rembrandt's Journey. Painter, draughtsman, etcher, 26 кастрычніка 2003–18 студзеня 2004, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Cat.no. 216.
Rembrandt's Late Religious Portraits, National Gallery of Art, Вашынгтон, 30 студзеня 2005–1 траўня 2005, Getty Center, Лос-Анджэлес, 7 чэрвеня 2005–28 жніўня 2005, кат. no.  9.
Rembrandt's Apostles, Timken Museum of Art, Сан-Дыега (значэнні), 1 кастрычніка 2005–15 студзеня 2006.
Rembrandt. Zoektocht van een genie, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Амстэрдам, 1 красавіка 2006–2 ліпеня 2006, ISBN 90-400-9165-X, кат. no.  113.

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RKDimages, Art-work number 59161, as The apostle Saint James the Greater praying