1660 (?): inherited by Tobias van Domselaer or Domseler (1611-1685), Amsterdam, from Clara de Valaer, Amsterdam

12 Mai 1734: purchased by Frans B at the sale of the collection of Willem Six at Gerrit Schoemaker, Amsterdam, lot no. 170, for 50 NLG (as ‘Doode vogels, van dezelve [= Rembrandt]’)

1847: inherited by Thomas Cartwright (1795-1850), Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire, from William Ralph Cartwright, London (?)

by 1878-1915: William Cornwallis Cartwright (1825-1915), London/Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire

1918: acquired by Frederik Muller & Co. (art dealer), Amsterdam

21 Julai 1942: purchased by Erhard Göpel (art dealer, The Hague, from J.J.M. Chabot, Wassenaar/Montreux/City of Brussels

1942: purchased by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) from Erhard Göpel, The Hague for the Führermuseum, Linz, Inventory number 2418,

1945 (?): transferred to the Central Collecting Point, Munich, Inventory number 4299

1948: lent to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, by Stichting Nederlands Kunstbezit, The Hague

Catalogue of Pictures of the Italian, Spanish, Flemish, and Dutch Schools, British Institution, London, 1819, in: British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom, OCLC 18339134, cat. no.  90.

Catalogue of Pictures of the Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, and French Masters. With which the Proprietors have Favoured the Institution, British Institution, London, Juun 1839, OCLC 78525082, cat. no.  68.

Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters and by Deceased Masters of the British School. [...] Winter Exhibition. Ninth Year, 1878, Royal Academy of Arts, London, cat. no.  95, p. 20, as Dead peafowl. Lent by W. C. Cartwright, Esq., M.P. One is hanging by the legs, another lying near a basket of fruit; a child is leaning on the sill of a window and looking at them. Signed. Canvas, 54 by 50½ in..

Rembrandt. Schilderijen bijeengebracht ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Wilhelmina, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 Saptambar 1898–Navambar 1898, cat. no.  49.

Exhibition of Works by Rembrandt. Winter exhibition, thirteenth year, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2 Janwari 1899–11 Maach 1899, cat. no.  101.

Album ter herinnering aan de tentoonstelling van oude meesters, Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam, 1918–1919, cat. no.  5.

Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450–1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 Janwari 1929–9 Maach 1929, OCLC 38679108, cat. no.  65.

Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter plechtige herdenking van het 300-jarig bestaan der Universiteit van Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 11 Juun 1932–4 Saptambar 1932, cat. no.  13.

Het stilleven, kunsthandel J. Goudstikker N.V., Amsterdam, 18 Farwari 1933–19 Maach 1933, cat. no.  260.

Herwonnen Kunstbezit, 16 Maach 1946–Mai 1946, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague, cat. no.  51.

Paintings looted from Holland. Returned through the efforts of the United States Armed Forces, United States, 7 Disambar 1946–1 Janwari 1948, cat. no.  35.

Rembrandt-Ausstellung zu Ehren Ihrer Majestät Königin Wilhelmine der Niederlande, anlässlich des Jubiläums ihrer fünfzigjährigen Regierungszeit, Katz Galerie, Basel, 24 Julai 1948–30 Saptambar 1948, cat. no.  19.

The age of Rembrandt, 19 Actobar 1968–22 Disambar 1968, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Cat.no. 47.

Rembrandt en zijn tijd, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, City of Brussels, 23 Saptambar 1971–21 Navambar 1971, OCLC 63826891, cat. no.  81.

Rembrandt, The master and his workshop, Altes Museum, Berlin, 12 Saptambar 1991–10 Navambar 1991, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 4 Disambar 1991–1 Maach 1992, National Gallery, London, 26 Maach 1992–24 Mai 1992, Cat.no. 30.

Rembrandt och hans tid, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2 Actobar 1992–6 Janwari 1993, ISBN 91-7100-416-5, cat. no.  5.

Het Nederlandse stilleven 1550-1720, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 19 Juun 1999–19 Saptambar 1999, ISBN 90-400-9316-4, cat. no.  40.

Still-Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550-1720, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 31 Actobar 1999–9 Janwari 2000, ISBN 90-400-9317-2, cat. no.  40.

Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art. Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, 24 Saptambar 2006–7 Janwari 2007, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 27 Janwari 2007–6 Mai 2007, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 26 Mai 2007–16 Saptambar 2007, cat. no.  14, p. 37.

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