Mary Edwards (1705–1743), her sale, Cock’s, London, May 28th–29th 1743 (5), ‘King Charles and his Family (in 2 Pictures) by old Remy’, bought by the Duke of Bedford;
by descent at Woburn Abbey.

G. Scharf, Third Portion of a Catalogue of the Pictures, Miniatures and Enamels at the Residence of His Grace the Duke of Bedford, 81 Eaton Square, London, London 1878, p.59, no.61, as by Theodore Roussel/Russell;
O. Millar in S. Barnes, N. De Poorter, H. Vey, O. Millar, Van Dyck. A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings, New Haven and London 2004, p.480, under no.IV.62, as ‘probably by Remigius van Leemput’.

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1. Vestigial old square paper label

Black painted inscription: CHILDREN OF KING CHARLES I./ THEODORE RUSSELL AFTER SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK

Indistinct white chalk inscriptions including numerals 23 snd 5; indistinct pencil inscriptions including numeral 2