How does Pastoral Concert elucidate its Provenance?
The painting does not seem to have been well-known until the 18th century.  The Gonzaga family, the lords of Mantua, an Italian city-state, owned the work. The painting was later sold to Charles I of England in about 1627, possibly acquired through Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel, a close friend and courtier in Charles I's court. When the English royal collections were dispersed following the revolution of 1649, the painting was sold at auction by the Commonwealth of England to the German banker and art collector, Eberhard Jabach. He, in turn, sold it to Jean-Baptiste Colbert on behalf of Louis XIV in 1671. The painting was later owned in 1736 to Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan's son, Duc d' Antin and his collection at the Palace of Versailles. After 1792, the painting was transferred from the French royal art collection to the Louvre Museum during the French Revolution. It remains in their collection to this day.Copies of this painting were widely available, mostly in Holland, and reproductions frequently were found in the Dutch Art Market in Amsterdam.
Louis XIV Jean-Baptiste Colbert Amsterdam Palace of Versailles Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan Louvre work Mantua Charles I of England Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel Commonwealth of England French Revolution Eberhard Jabach