1591, commissioned by Margravine Sophie of Brandenburg, Duchess of Saxony [1568-1622] for Prince-Elector Christian I [1560-1591] (Dresden, Germany)
1591, inherited by Prince-Elector Christian II [1583-1611]
1611, passed by descent through his heirs, the Prince-Electors of Saxony (Dresden, Germany)
1827, inherited by King Anton of Saxony [1755-1836] (Dresden, Germany)
1832, transferred with the contents of the royal and electoral armory to the Königliches Historisches Museum (Dresden, Germany)
1925, sold to William Randolph Hearst (New York, New York, USA)
1951, by bequest to the William Randolph Hearst Foundation (New York, New York, USA)
1953, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)