Collection of James Wardrop (1738–1830), Torbane Hill, Linlithgowshire and Edinburgh, until 1830; thence by descent to the sitter's great-grandson, J. C. Wardrop, until 1911; from whom purchased, on the advice of Frank Rinder, for the Felton Bequest, 1924; arrived Melbourne, 1925.
Exhibited Scottish National Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1908.