in , ▁where ▁Le chi ▁was ▁ex iled ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Cec il ▁G ould ▁c ited ▁documents ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁stating ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁count ess ▁Mar zia ▁Martin engo ▁Ces ares co ▁had ▁sold ▁the ▁painting ▁to ▁Le chi , ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁her ▁daughter ▁Clara . ▁It ▁passed ▁from ▁Hen f ry ▁to ▁Otto ▁M ünd ler ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁its ▁present ▁owner . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Camil lo ▁Bos elli , ▁Il ▁Mor etto , ▁ 1 4 9 8 - 1 5 5 4 , ▁in ▁" Comment ari ▁dell ' A ten e o ▁di ▁Bres cia ▁per ▁l ' anno ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁– ▁Supp lement o ", ▁Bres cia ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Joseph ▁Arch er ▁Cro we , ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Caval cas elle , ▁A ▁history ▁of ▁painting ▁in ▁North ▁Italy , ▁London ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁ ▁Pietro ▁Da ▁P onte , ▁L ' opera ▁del ▁Mor etto , ▁Bres cia ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁William ▁Dick es , ▁A ▁g reek ▁mot to ▁mis read ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery , ▁in ▁" A th ena e um ", ▁n . 3 4 2 3 , ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Gy ör gy ▁G omb osi , ▁Mor etto