William Smith, London

Unknown date: acquired by Féréol Bonnemaison (art dealer) from William Smith, London

22 March 1822: sale of the collection of Varroc at H. Phillips, London, lot no. 86

7 May 1824: sale of the collection of Pierre-Joseph Lafontaine at H. Phillips, London, lot no. 67

16 July 1831: sale of the collection of Benjamin West et al. at Robins, London, lot no. 26

24 January 1835: purchased by John Smith (art dealer), London, at the sale of the collection of William Morehead of Herbertshire et al. at Tait, Edinburgh, lot no. 110

1835: purchased by Albertus Brondgeest (art dealer), Netherlands, from John Smith, London, for Adriaan van der Hoop (1778-1854), Amsterdam

15 March 1854: bequeathed to the city of Amsterdam, inv. SA7512, by Adriaan van der Hoop, Amsterdam

De Hollandse meesters van een Amsterdamse bankier. De verzameling van Adriaan van der Hoop, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 15 October 2004–23 January 2005.

Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art. Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, 24 September 2006–7 January 2007, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 27 January 2007–6 May 2007, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 26 May 2007–16 September 2007.

Signature bottom left:

AnonymousUnknown author, Amsterdam Museum collectie online, as Een watermolen, 1654-1674.

AnonymousUnknown author, RKDimages, Art-work number 23599, as Landschap met watermolen, 1653-1709

AnonymousUnknown author, Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, object 20016730, as Die Wassermühle