• Aristoteles 
• Homer 

Unbekanntes Datum: hergestellt im Auftrag von Don Antonio Ruffo, principe della Scaletta (1610/1611-1678), Messina, Inventarnummer 599 für 500 NLG
1678: vererbt Alfonsina Gotho (....-1689), Messina (?)

17. Februar 1810: erworben von Barnett durch anonymen Verkauf bei Christie's, London (Auktionshaus), lotno. 113, für £79 16s (als ‘Rembrandt 113 A portrait of a Sculptor with a Bust’)

1838: vererbt John Egerton, Viscount Alford (1812-1851), Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, Kategorie:Hertfordshire
1851: vererbt John William Spencer Brownlow-Egerton-Cust, 2nd Earl Brownlow (1842-1867), Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, Kategorie:Hertfordshire
1867: vererbt Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844-1921), Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, Kategorie:Hertfordshire

1907: käuflich erworben durch Duveen Brothers, London/Paris/New York City, von die Erben Rodolphe Kann

1924: vererbt Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955), New York
1928: käuflich erworben durch Duveen, New York, von Archer Milton Huntington, New York
1928: käuflich erworben durch Alfred W. Erickson (1876-1936), New York, von Duveen, New York für 750.000 USD
1930: käuflich erworben durch Duveen Brothers, London/Paris/New York City, von Alfred W. Erickson, New York für 500.000 USD
1936: käuflich erworben durch Alfred W. Erickson, New York, von Duveen Brothers, London/Paris/New York City für 590.000 USD
1936: vererbt Fr. Alfred W. Erickson (....-1961), New York

Pictures by Rubens, Rembrandt, Vandyke, and Other Artists of the Flemish and Dutch Schools, British Institution, London, Mai 1815, Katnr. 39, als Portrait of Peter Cornelius Van Hooft, lent by Sir A. Hume.
Catalogue of Pictures by Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, and French Masters. With which the Proprietors Have Favoured the Institution, British Institution, London, Juni 1838, Katnr. 12, als Portrait of Peter Cornelius Van Hooft, lent by Viscount Alford.
British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom, London, Juni 1846, Katnr. 75, als Cornelius Van Hooft, lent by Viscount Alford.
Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters, and by Deceased Masters of the British School. [...] Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, Januar 1893–März 1893, Katnr. 125, als Portrait of a Man, lent by the Earl Brownlow.
Loan Exhibition of Painting by Old Dutch Masters (Hudson-Fulton Celebration), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 20. September 1909–30. November 1909, Katnr. 97, als The Savant, lent by Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, New York.
The Daily Telegraph Exhibition of Antiques and Works of Art, Olympia, London, 19. Juli 1928–1. August 1928, Katnr. X42, als A Savant with the Bust of Homer, lent by Sir Joseph Duveen.
The Thirteenth Loan Exhibition of Old Masters. Paintings by Rembrandt, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 2. Mai 1930–31. Mai 1930, Katnr. 51, als Aristotle, lent by Mr. A. W. Erickson, New York.
Rembrandt tentoonstelling ter plechtige herdenking van het 300-jarig bestaan der Universiteit van Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 11. Juni 1932–4. September 1932, Katnr. 26, als lent by Sir Joseph Duveen, Bt., New York.
Art Treasures Exhibition, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, 12. Oktober 1932–5. November 1932, Katnr. 1355, als lent by Sir Joseph Duveen.
A Century of Progress, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1. Juni 1933–1. November 1933, Katnr. 73, als lent by Duveen Brothers, New York.
Loan Collection of Old Master Paintings, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, 1936, no Katalog.
Rembrandt and his Circle. A Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Etchings, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, 4. Februar 1936–1. März 1936, Katnr. 6, p. 20-21, mit Abbildung in schwarz-weiß (ill. 6) auf S. 23, als ARISTOTLE WITH THE BUST OF HOMER [...] 54½ × 52½ in. [...] Lent by Duveen Brothers, Inc., New York.
Loan Exhibition of Allied Art for Allied Aid, for the Benefit of the Red Cross War Relief Fund, M. Knoedler & Co., New York City, 10. Juni 1940–29. Juni 1940, Katnr. 5, als lent anonymously.
Loan Exhibition in Honour of Royal Cortissoz and His 50 Years of Criticism in the New York Herald Tribune, M. Knoedler & Co., New York City, 1. Dezember 1941–20. Dezember 1941, Katnr. 16, als lent by Mrs. A.W. Erickson.
Rembrandt 1669/1969, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 13. September 1969–30. November 1969, Katnr. 11.
Masterpieces of Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 16. September 1970–1. November 1970, ohne Katnr., S. 44.
Masterpieces of Fifty Centuries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 15. November 1970–15. Februar 1971, Katnr. 279.
Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10. Oktober 1995–7. Januar 1996, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Katnr. 11.

Unterschrift und Datum unten links:

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Eintrag 437394 als Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 143,5 × 136,5 cm RKDimages, Art-work number 53707, als Aristotle with a bust of Homer, 143,5 × 136,5 cm