The sitter, Giovanni Vincenzo Imperiale [1582-1648], Genoa; by inheritance to his nephew, Gian Giacomo Imperiale [1627-1663], Villa dell'Albero d'Oro, Terralba, near Genoa; by descent to Marchese Cesare Imperiale Lercari; (Lawrie & Co., London); purchased June 1902 by (M. Knoedler & Co., New York); sold 24 February 1905 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park;[1] gift 1942 to NGA. [1] The painting was first taken into Knoedler's inventory by their London gallery under inventory number 3134, then shipped to the United States and added to the inventory of their New York gallery on 9 October 1902 under inventory number 10024 (letter of 24 April 1998 from Melissa De Medeiros, Knoedler librarian, in NGA curatorial files). Both Widener records (in NGA curatorial files) and the 1998 letter confirm the date of sale to Widener.