▁au ction ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁by ▁the ▁merchant ▁Nicola as ▁K ohl ▁from ▁Ar ens borg ▁( 1 6 7 5 - 1 7 5 1 ). ▁Supp osed ly ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁Sweden ▁as ▁inheritance ▁from ▁K ohl ' s ▁wid ow , ▁Soph ia ▁Gr ill , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁in ▁Zw ammer dam ▁( N ether lands ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Anna ▁Johann a ▁Gr ill , ▁the ▁sole ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁wealth y ▁Cla es ▁Gr ill . ▁Anna ▁Johann a ▁( 1 7 4 5 - 1 8 0 1 ) ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁merchant ▁Hen rik ▁Wilhelm ▁Pe ill ▁( 1 7 3 0 - 1 7 9 7 ). ▁Probably ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁artist ▁friends , ▁perhaps ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁size , ▁Pe ill ▁depos ited ▁the ▁painting ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁h anging ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁in ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁a ▁painting ▁by ▁E lias ▁Martin ▁of ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁King ▁Gustav ▁III ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁Palace . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁by ▁Anna ▁Johann a ▁Gr ill , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Pe ill ▁and ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Adolf ▁Ul ric ▁Gr ill , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁president