1660 (?): inherited by Tobias van Domselaer or Domseler (1611-1685), Amsterdam, from Clara de Valaer, Amsterdam

12 Mei 1734: purchased by Frans B at the sale of the collection of Willem Six at Gerrit Schoemaker, Amsterdam, lot no. 170, for 50 NLG (as ‘Doode vogels, van dezelve [= Rembrandt]’)

1847: inherited by Thomas Cartwright (1795-1850), Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire, from William Ralph Cartwright, Londen (?)

by 1878-1915: William Cornwallis Cartwright (1825-1915), Londen/Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire

1918: acquired by Frederik Muller & Co. (art dealer), Amsterdam

21 Julie 1942: purchased by Erhard Göpel (art dealer, Den Haag, from J.J.M. Chabot, Wassenaar/Montreux/Brussel

1942: purchased by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) from Erhard Göpel, Den Haag for the Führermuseum, Linz, Inventory number 2418,

1945 (?): transferred to the Central Collecting Point, München, Inventory number 4299

1948: lent to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, by Stichting Nederlands Kunstbezit, Den Haag

Catalogue of Pictures of the Italian, Spanish, Flemish, and Dutch Schools, British Institution, Londen, 1819, in: British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom, OCLC 18339134, kat. nr.  90.

Catalogue of Pictures of the Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, and French Masters. With which the Proprietors have Favoured the Institution, British Institution, Londen, Junie 1839, OCLC 78525082, kat. nr.  68.

Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters and by Deceased Masters of the British School. [...] Winter Exhibition. Ninth Year, 1878, Royal Academy of Arts, Londen, kat. nr.  95, p. 20, as Dead peafowl. Lent by W. C. Cartwright, Esq., M.P. One is hanging by the legs, another lying near a basket of fruit; a child is leaning on the sill of a window and looking at them. Signed. Canvas, 54 by 50½ in..

Rembrandt. Schilderijen bijeengebracht ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Wilhelmina, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 September 1898–November 1898, kat. nr.  49.

Exhibition of Works by Rembrandt. Winter exhibition, thirteenth year, Royal Academy of Arts, Londen, 2 Januarie 1899–11 Maart 1899, kat. nr.  101.

Album ter herinnering aan de tentoonstelling van oude meesters, Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam, 1918–1919, kat. nr.  5.

Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450–1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 Januarie 1929–9 Maart 1929, OCLC 38679108, kat. nr.  65.

Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter plechtige herdenking van het 300-jarig bestaan der Universiteit van Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 11 Junie 1932–4 September 1932, kat. nr.  13.

Het stilleven, kunsthandel J. Goudstikker N.V., Amsterdam, 18 Februarie 1933–19 Maart 1933, kat. nr.  260.

Herwonnen Kunstbezit, 16 Maart 1946–Mei 1946, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, Den Haag, kat. nr.  51.

Paintings looted from Holland. Returned through the efforts of the United States Armed Forces, Verenigde State, 7 Desember 1946–1 Januarie 1948, kat. nr.  35.

Rembrandt-Ausstellung zu Ehren Ihrer Majestät Königin Wilhelmine der Niederlande, anlässlich des Jubiläums ihrer fünfzigjährigen Regierungszeit, Katz Galerie, Basel, 24 Julie 1948–30 September 1948, kat. nr.  19.

The age of Rembrandt, 19 Oktober 1968–22 Desember 1968, National Museum of Western Art, Tokio, Cat.no. 47.

Rembrandt en zijn tijd, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussel, 23 September 1971–21 November 1971, OCLC 63826891, kat. nr.  81.

Rembrandt, The master and his workshop, Altes Museum, Berlyn, 12 September 1991–10 November 1991, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 4 Desember 1991–1 Maart 1992, National Gallery, Londen, 26 Maart 1992–24 Mei 1992, Cat.no. 30.

Rembrandt och hans tid, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2 Oktober 1992–6 Januarie 1993, ISBN 91-7100-416-5, kat. nr.  5.

Het Nederlandse stilleven 1550-1720, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 19 Junie 1999–19 September 1999, ISBN 90-400-9316-4, kat. nr.  40.

Still-Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550-1720, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 31 Oktober 1999–9 Januarie 2000, ISBN 90-400-9317-2, kat. nr.  40.

Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art. Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, 24 September 2006–7 Januarie 2007, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 27 Januarie 2007–6 Mei 2007, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, Oregon, 26 Mei 2007–16 September 2007, kat. nr.  14, p. 37.

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