Listed in Robert Gilmor's unpublished 1823 manuscript catalogue of his collection: Portrait of an English Nobleman (which was brought to this country by Wertmüller), Hans Holbein, 6 1/4 x 5", Estimated value $130, bought of Flandin in New York 1821. The manuscript is on microfilm at the Archives of American Art, reel 2934 (fr. 1-64).

Painting brought to this country by Adolph-Ulric Wertmüller (1751-1811); his sale, Philadelphia, May 18, 1812, lot 16, (as "French Noblesse"); acquired at that sale by Pierre Flandrin (dealer), New York; acquired from him by Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848), Baltimore, MD, 1821 (as "painting of an English nobleman" by Hans Holbein); by descent to his nephew Robert Gilmor (1808-1874); his sale, April 13, 1875, acquired at that sale by H. W. Ellicott; F.W. Bennett & Co., Baltimore, MD, no. 18 (listed as Hans Holbein); purchased at that sale by Robert Lebel (dealer), Paris; acquired from him by Caesar R. Diorio (dealer), New York, 1947; purchased from him by the Gallery in 1947

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• First Annual Exhibition 1/1/1848 - 12/31/1848
• First exhibition of the Artists' Association of Baltimore 1/1/1856 - 12/31/1856
• Charity Art Exhibition 3/1/1876 - 5/1/1876
• An Exhibition Commemorating Robert Gilmor II of Baltimore, 1774-1848, the City's The Walters Art Gallery 3/19/1949 - 4/24/1949
• French Painting: 1100-1900 Carnegie Museum of Art 10/18/1951 - 12/2/1951
• French Art of the Sixteenth Century Cummer Gallery of Art 6/27/1964 - 9/30/1964
• European Paintings from the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery 1/15/1967 - 9/30/1967
• Treasures from Rochester Memorial Art Gallery 4/14/1977 - 5/28/1977
• The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery 5/18/1984 - 8/19/1984

This object has the following bibliographic references:

• Article Author: Peters, Susan Dodge. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. New York, New York: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988. Page Number: 56-57
• Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
• Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Denys Sutton. Treasures from Rochester: Exhibited at Wildenstein Galleries, New York, April 14-May 28, 1977: Summary Catalogue. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1977.
• Apollo. London, England: Apollo
• Article Author: Benisovich, Michel. Article Title: The Sale of the Studio of Adolph-Ulrich Wertmüller. Article Scope: Article. Art Quarterly. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art Volume Number: 16, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: Spring 1953. Page Number: 29, Figure Number: 2
• Article Author: Rutledge, Anna Wells. Article Title: One Early American's Precocious Taste. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Art News. Volume Number: XLVII, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: March 1949. Page Number: 28-29
• Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. French Art of the Sixteenth Century: Commemorating the Fort Caroline Quadricentennial. Jacksonville, FL: Cummer Gallery of Art, 1964.
• Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. Baltimore, MD: The Walters Art Gallery, 1984.
• Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. French Painting 1100-1900. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1951.
• Article Author: Rutledge, Anna Wells. Article Title: Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore Collector. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. The Journal of the Walters Art Gallery. Baltimore, MD: Trustees Volume Number: XII Issue Date: 1949. Page Number: 21, Figure Number: 11
• Article Scope: Mention. William Dunlap. A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1969. Volume Number: 2
• Catalogue of Paintings, Engravings, &c. at the Maryland Historical Society: First Annual Exhibition. Baltimore: John D. Toy, 1848.
• Catalogue of paintings, engravings, &c. &c. at the picture gallery of the Artists' Association, and of the Maryland Historical Society. Baltimore: John D. Toy, 1856.
• Article Scope: Catalogue Raisonné Entry. Anne Dubois de Groër. Corneille de La Haye dit Corneille de Lyon. , 1996.
• Article Title: Sale of Oil Paintings, &c., of the late Mr. Robert Gilmor. Article Scope: Mention. The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD Issue Date: April 14, 1875. Page Number: 4
• Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Trinita Kennedy and John M. Nolan. A Divine Light: Northern Renaissance Paintings from the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery. Nashville, TN: Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 2011.

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