1762: purchased by George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820), London

6 July 1768: purchased by Zaayer at an anonymous sale at J.M. Cok, Amsterdam (auction house), for NLG 10.5 (as ‘Een zinnebeeldige Historie, op de Republiek van de Vereenigde Provintien, in 't graauw door Rembrandt, op P. h. 29 duim, breed 38 duim’)

15 March 1796: sale of the collection of Joshua Reynolds at Christie's, London, lot no. 73 (as ‘Rembrandt. An allegorical design of the confederation of the United Provinces, a spirited and singular composition’)

23 June 1820: purchased by Samuel at the sale of the collection of Benjamin West at Christie's, London, lot no. 70, for GBP 81.9 (as ‘Rembrandt. An Allegorical Subject, probably allusive tot the expulsion of the Spaniards under Duke Albert from the Low Countries in 1597; a richly coloured sketch, 29 in. by 39’)
Richard Westall
11 May 1827: sale of the collection of Richard Westall at Philips, London, lot no. 144 (as ‘Rembrandt. Allegorical Representation of the Emancipation of the United Provinces’)
Samuel Rogers
2 May 1856: purchased by Newman at the sale of the collection of Samuel Rogers at Christie's, London, lot no. 607, for GBP 63 (as ‘Rembrandt. The emancipation of the United Provinces: an allegorical composition in many figures, composed with masterly power, in grisaille ... From the Collections of Sir. J. Reynolds and B. West’)

Rembrandt. Schilderijen bijeengebracht ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Wilhelmina, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 September 1898–November 1898, cat. no.  69.
Exposition hollandaise: tableaux, aquarelles et dessins anciens et modernes, Musée du Jeu de Paume, Paris, April 1921–May 1921, cat. no.  36.
Historische tentoonstelling. 650-jarig bestaan van Amsterdam 1275-1925, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 3 July 1925–15 September 1925, cat. no.  453.
Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter plechtige herdenking van het 300-jarig bestaan der Universiteit van Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 11 June 1932–4 September 1932, cat. no.  15.
Rembrandt. Sextiosex bilder från utställningen i Nationaluseum, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 12 January 1956–15 April 1956, cat. no.  22.
Rembrandt Tentoonstelling. Ter herdenking van de geboorte van Rembrandt op 15 juli 1606, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 18 May 1956–5 August 1956, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 8 August 1956–21 October 1956, OCLC 15659340, cat. no.  43.
Rembrandt 1669/1969, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 13 September 1969–30 November 1969, cat. no.  6.
Schilderkunst uit de eerste hand. Olieverfschetsen van Tintoretto tot Goya/Malerei aus erster Hand. Ölskizzen von Tintoretto bis Goya, 10 December 1983–29 January 1984, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 11 February 1984–1 April 1984, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick, Cat.no. 23.

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