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1678: inherited by Alfonsina Gotho (....-1689), Messina (?)

17 Φεβρουαρίου 1810: purchased by Barnett at an anonymous sale at Christie's, Λονδίνο (auction house), lot no. 113, for £79 16s (as ‘Rembrandt 113 A portrait of a Sculptor with a Bust’)

1838: inherited by John Egerton, Viscount Alford (1812-1851), Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, Χέρτφορντσιρ
1851: inherited by John William Spencer Brownlow-Egerton-Cust, 2nd Earl Brownlow (1842-1867), Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, Χέρτφορντσιρ
1867: inherited by Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844-1921), Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, Χέρτφορντσιρ

1907: purchased by Duveen Brothers, Λονδίνο/Παρίσι/Νέα Υόρκη, from the estate of Rodolphe Kann

1924: inherited by Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955), New York
1928: purchased by Duveen, New York, from Archer Milton Huntington, New York
1928: purchased by Alfred W. Erickson (1876-1936), New York, from Duveen, New York for 750.000 USD
1930: purchased by Duveen Brothers, Λονδίνο/Παρίσι/Νέα Υόρκη, from Alfred W. Erickson, New York for 500.000 USD
1936: purchased by Alfred W. Erickson, New York, from Duveen Brothers, Λονδίνο/Παρίσι/Νέα Υόρκη for 590.000 USD
1936: inherited by Mrs. Alfred W. Erickson (....-1961), New York

Pictures by Rubens, Rembrandt, Vandyke, and Other Artists of the Flemish and Dutch Schools, British Institution, Λονδίνο, Μάιος 1815, κατ. αρ.  39, as Portrait of Peter Cornelius Van Hooft, lent by Sir A. Hume.
Catalogue of Pictures by Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, and French Masters. With which the Proprietors Have Favoured the Institution, British Institution, Λονδίνο, Ιούνιος 1838, κατ. αρ.  12, as Portrait of Peter Cornelius Van Hooft, lent by Viscount Alford.
British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom, Λονδίνο, Ιούνιος 1846, κατ. αρ.  75, as Cornelius Van Hooft, lent by Viscount Alford.
Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters, and by Deceased Masters of the British School. [...] Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, Λονδίνο, Ιανουάριος 1893–Μάρτιος 1893, κατ. αρ.  125, as Portrait of a Man, lent by the Earl Brownlow.
Loan Exhibition of Painting by Old Dutch Masters (Hudson-Fulton Celebration), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Νέα Υόρκη, 20 Σεπτεμβρίου 1909–30 Νοεμβρίου 1909, κατ. αρ.  97, as The Savant, lent by Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, New York.
The Daily Telegraph Exhibition of Antiques and Works of Art, Olympia, Λονδίνο, 19 Ιουλίου 1928–1 Αυγούστου 1928, κατ. αρ.  X42, as A Savant with the Bust of Homer, lent by Sir Joseph Duveen.
The Thirteenth Loan Exhibition of Old Masters. Paintings by Rembrandt, Detroit Institute of Arts, Ντιτρόιτ, 2 Μαΐου 1930–31 Μαΐου 1930, κατ. αρ.  51, as Aristotle, lent by Mr. A. W. Erickson, New York.
Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter plechtige herdenking van het 300-jarig bestaan der Universiteit van Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 11 Ιουνίου 1932–4 Σεπτεμβρίου 1932, κατ. αρ.  26, as lent by Sir Joseph Duveen, Bt., New York.
Art Treasures Exhibition, Christie, Manson and Woods, Λονδίνο, 12 Οκτωβρίου 1932–5 Νοεμβρίου 1932, κατ. αρ.  1355, as lent by Sir Joseph Duveen.
A Century of Progress, Art Institute of Chicago, Σικάγο, 1 Ιουνίου 1933–1 Νοεμβρίου 1933, κατ. αρ.  73, as lent by Duveen Brothers, New York.
Loan Collection of Old Master Paintings, Society of the Four Arts, Παλμ Μπιτς, 1936, no κατάλογος.
Rembrandt and his Circle. A Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Etchings, Worcester Art Museum, Γούστερ (Μασαχουσέτη), 4 Φεβρουαρίου 1936–1 Μαρτίου 1936, κατ. αρ.  6, p. 20-21, with image in black and white (ill. 6) on p. 23, as ARISTOTLE WITH THE BUST OF HOMER [...] 54½ × 52½ in. [...] Lent by Duveen Brothers, Inc., New York.
Loan Exhibition of Allied Art for Allied Aid, for the Benefit of the Red Cross War Relief Fund, M. Knoedler & Co., Νέα Υόρκη, 10 Ιουνίου 1940–29 Ιουνίου 1940, κατ. αρ.  5, as lent anonymously.
Loan Exhibition in Honour of Royal Cortissoz and His 50 Years of Criticism in the New York Herald Tribune, M. Knoedler & Co., Νέα Υόρκη, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 1941–20 Δεκεμβρίου 1941, κατ. αρ.  16, as lent by Mrs. A.W. Erickson.
Rembrandt 1669/1969, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 13 Σεπτεμβρίου 1969–30 Νοεμβρίου 1969, κατ. αρ.  11.
Masterpieces of Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 1970–1 Νοεμβρίου 1970, without κατ. αρ.  , p. 44.
Masterpieces of Fifty Centuries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Νέα Υόρκη, 15 Νοεμβρίου 1970–15 Φεβρουαρίου 1971, κατ. αρ.  279.
Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10 Οκτωβρίου 1995–7 Ιανουαρίου 1996, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Νέα Υόρκη, Cat.no. 11.

Υπογραφή και ημερομηνία κάτω αριστερά:

Μητροπολιτικό Μουσείο Τέχνης (Νέα Υόρκη): entry 437394 as Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 143,5 × 136,5 cm RKDimages, Art-work number 53707, as Aristotle with a bust of Homer, 143,5 × 136,5 cm