? Commissioned by or for the sitter; ? his daughter, Soetje Goossens (?-1691), Amsterdam and Leeuwarden; ? her son, Gozewijn Centen (c. 1676-before 12 May 1750), Amsterdam; ? his widow, Maria van de Rijp (?-1763); her son, Jan van de Rijp Centen (?-1764), Amsterdam; his niece, Veronica van de Rijp Centen (1740-1832), Amsterdam; by whom bequeathed to the Rijpenhofje, 116-26 Rozengracht, Amsterdam, with nine other paintings, 1832; on loan from the deacons of the Verenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente, Amsterdam, to the museum, 1900-70; purchased from the Verenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente by the museum, with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum, 1970
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