English: Commissioned c. 1743 possibly by Consul Joseph Smith (c. 1675–1770); ceded to Count Francesco Algarotti, agent of Augustus III (1697–1763), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland; with the Royal Gallery, Dresden, 1744; (removed to the Royal Hunting Lodge at Hubertusburg, c. 1746); sale of the works from the collection of the Royal House of Saxony, Arnoldus Dankmeijer, Amsterdam, 22 May 1765, no. 54; from where purchased by Pierre Yver (dealer), 1765; collection of behalf of Catherine II of Russia (1729–96), before 1796; thence to Tsar Paul I in 1796, St Petersburg; there used as a ceiling painting in Michael Castle until 1801 when the painting was moved to the Hermitage; recorded in the inventory of the collection of the Hermitage, 1859, 1891 (on display 1864); offered for sale through Colnaghi's (dealer), London, by 1932; from where acquired, on the advice of Randall Davies, for the Felton Bequest, 1932; exhibited Imperial Institute Buildings, City of Manchester Art Gallery, and National Gallery, London, 1932; arrived Melbourne, 1933.