Portrait of a Noblewoman

Cardinal Joseph Fesch, Palazzo Falconieri, Rome (until d. 1839; his estate, 1839–45; inv., 1839, no. 14978, as "Quadro in tela con cornice intagliata, e dorata alto piedi cinque, e tre quarti, largo piedi tre, e un sesto rappresentante ritratto di una donna scudi venticinque"; cat., 1841, no. 2029; his estate sale, Palazzo Ricci, Rome, March 17ff., 1845, no. 937, as School of Titian, "Portrait d'une dame de distinction," to Bromley); Rev. Walter Davenport Bromley, Wootton Hall, near Ellastone, Staffordshire (1845–d. 1862; his estate sale, Christie's, London, June 13, 1863, no. 132, as Sir Antonio More, "Portrait of Mary of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II," unsold or bought back by the family); Brig. Gen. Sir William Bromley Davenport (until 1926; his sale, Christie’s, London, July 28, 1926, no. 146, as Sir Antonio Moro, "Portrait of Mary of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II, in white satin dress embroidered with gold braid and red flowers," for £25.2 to Pinto); Eugene Pinto (1926–d. 1932; his estate sale, Christie’s, London, November 25, 1932, no. 21, as Sir Antonio Mor, "Portrait of Mary of Austria, wife of Philip II," for £16.16 to Howard); Francis Howard (1932–d. 1955; posthumous sale, Christie's, London, November 25, 1955, no. 75, as Fontana, "Portrait of Mary of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II, in white satin dress, gloves in her right hand," for £115.10 to Leggatt); [Leggatt, London, from 1955]; private collection, Europe; private collection, France (until 2012); Klesch collection, London (from 2017)