…; ? collection William Wells Esq. (1767-1845), Redleaf, near Penshurst (Kent), 1829;{J. Smith, _A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish and French Painters_, I, London 1829, p. 45, no. 138 (‘The portrait of an elderly female, said to be the mother of the artist. This picture is painted the size of nature, and is evidently the work of Dow, when in the school of Rembrandt. Collection of W. Wells, Esq. 26 _in_. by 21 _in_.-P. [66 x 53.3 cm]’).} ? his sale, London (Christie & Manson), 12 May 1848 _sqq_., no. 56, £36.15, to Evans;{Copy RKD. The description of the painting is the same as in J. Smith, _A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish and French Painters_, I, London 1829, p. 45, no. 138; see preceding note.}…; or purchased by the Hoekwater family, The Hague, c. 1830;{Note RMA.} on loan from Vice-Admiral Anthony Hendrik Hoekwater (1854-1912), Hilversum, to the museum, July 1889-10 November 1891;{Note RMA.} by whom donated to the museum, 1912
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