"Mr. Schmidt" on title page identified as Pieter de Smeth van Alphen (1753-1809) in: Getty Provenance Index Databases, viewed July 25, 2012. Description of sale catalog Br-901 and Description of sale catalog N-167.

Lugt, 8021.

Getty Provenance Index Databases, viewed July 25, 2012, Description of sale catalog Br-901.

Date of sale: June 12, 1811.

Place of sale: London.

Library's copy 1 annotated in brown ink with all prices, indicating which lots were sold and which bought in. Library's copy 1 bound with: Christie, James. A catalogue of a valuable assemblage of pictures, sold by order of the assignees of Mr. Michael Bryan. [London] : Mr.Christie, 1810. This is the 21st catalog bound in a volume of 36 catalogs. In ms. in brown ink on verso of front free endpaper: From the collection of William Seguier Esq. decd. 1844. Gilt binder's title on spine: Catalogue of pictures, 1810 to 1827.

Library's copy 2 annotated in brown ink over pencil with all prices in guineas. Tipped in slip follows p. 4 in same hand with heading "Prince of Wales". The slip lists artist names and tallies five numbers for a total of 10.900. Note on p. 12 on the lots marked as purchased for the Prince of Wales. Copy 2 belonged to Sir Matthew White Ridley and the annotations are his.

Library's copy 3 is a photoreproduction of copy 2.