H.R.H. Sebastián Gabriel de Borbon y Braganza (1811-1875), Madrid (stamped with his brand on the reverse).

This painting formerly belonged to Don Infante Sebastian Gabriel Borbón y Braganza, the son of Pedro de Borbón and the Princessa de Braganza. He was married first to Maria Amalia of Naples and then in 1860 to Maria Cristina (1833–1902), the sister-in-law of Queen Isabella II. An artist in his own right, in 1827 he was elected Académico de Mérito of the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, and was also a patron of contemporary artists. The formation of his remarkable collection, however, began with inheritances from his father and was augmented by the property of his two wives and the purchases he made through his friend, the painter José de Madrazo y Agudo, who acted as intermediary. Although an inventory made in 1835 reveals that by this early date his collection was almost complete, he had not by that point acquired this painting.