 After his death it was claimed as the property of Lady Anne Middleton by her son, Sir John Wittewronge.After claiming possession Sir John sold the painting to Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, one of Van Dyck's major patrons, and passed by descent through the Earls and Dukes of Northumberland and Somerset until 1929, when it was bought by the National Gallery.At some point it has been cut down on both sides and at the bottom.