Monogrammist GP

King Victor Emanuel I of Savoy (1759-1824), Castello di Moncalieri, near Turin;

Thence by descent to King Victor Emanuel III (1869-1947), Castello di Moncalieri, near Turin;

Thence by descent to Prince Umberto II of Savoy (1904-1983), Castello di Moncalieri, near Turin;

Comte Charles de Rohan-Chabot, Château de Condé and Fiesole, Italy;

His sale, New York, Parke-Bernet, 20 March 1953, lots 91-96 (as Piedmontese School, 18th Century);

Where acquired by Tate & Hall, Inc.;

Mrs. Ailsa Mellon-Bruce, Palm Beach;

From whom acquired by a private collector, Palm Beach;

By whom anonymously sold ("Property of a Lady"), New York, Sotheby's, 30 January 1998, lot 104 (as *G***P***, 18th Century);

Where acquired by Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III.