Commissioned by Isaak Tirion (1705-1755), for the façade of his book shop at 10 Kalverstraat, Amsterdam, c. 1742; from his widow, with the shop, acquired by Gerrit de Groot (d. 1771), 1769; with the shop, to his son Jan de Groot, 1771; with the shop, acquired by Pieter den Hengst, 1790; with the shop, acquired by Johannes Müller (1786-1853), 1832/33; with the shop, to his son Christiaan Müller (1824-1883); removed from the façade and donated to the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, Amsterdam, by his brother-in-law Sybrand Jan Hingst (1834-1897), 1883;{Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum, inv. nos. BA 3753.1 and BA 3753.2, see M. Jonker et al., _In beeld gebracht: Beeldhouwkunst uit de collectie van het Amsterdams Historisch Museum_, coll. cat. Amsterdam 1995, nos. 237 and 238.} on loan to the museum, since 1885
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