Hans Roth (recto); Roth Coat of Arms (verso)

Inscription: across bottom on engaged frame: Gleich in gemeldtem iar ach ich, do liess ich Conterfeten mich (decorative element) 1527 (decorative element) / Und ward Octobris sechtzehn tag Alt sechsundzwaintzg iar wie ich sag (decorative element) (In the same year I too had myself portrayed. 1527. And it was the sixteenth day of October. I was twenty-six, as I say.); on ring of sitter's forefinger: (initials RH and the Roth family coat-of-arms: on dexter, a unicorn rampant; on sinister, two bars sable on argent)

Probably Hans Roth [d. 14 March 1573] and Margarethe Vöhlin [d. 5 July 1582], Memmingen, Augsburg, and Ulm.[1] Manoli Mandelbaum, Berlin; (Julius Böhler, Munich), in January 1922; (Paul Cassirer, Berlin); purchased March 1922 by Ralph Harman [1873-1931] and Mary Batterman [d. 1951] Booth, Grosse Pointe, Michigan;[2] gift 1947 to NGA. [1] Anton H. Konrad, letter of 5 November 1988 to John Hand, in NGA curatorial files, suggested that the pictures remained in the possession of the Roth family in the Schloss at Reutti (now New-Ulm) until 1890 when bankruptcy forced the dispersal of the collection. Since the Schloss archive is not extant, this proposal remains unverified. [2] Provenance corroborated by letter of 9 November 1987 from Julius Böhler to John Hand, in NGA curatorial files. See also Böhler inventory card no. 22-149, Getty Research Institute (copy NGA curatorial files). Past Ownership: Hans and Margarethe Roth Qualifier: Probably 1527 - 1582 Collect Place: Memmingen, Germany, Europe Remarks: Probably with the Roths in year of painting's execution, 1527; end date reflects death date of Margarethe. Manoli Mandelbaum 1921 - 1922 Collect Place: Berlin, Germany, Europe Remarks: Start and end dates used for sort only - with Mandelbaum after 1582; acquired by Julius Böhler, 1922. Verlag Paul Cassirer 1922 - 1922 Collect Place: Berlin, Germany, Europe Remarks: With Cassirer in 1922; sold to the Booths, 1922. Julius Böhler 1922 - 1922 Collect Place: Munich, Germany, Europe Remarks: Acquired from Mandelbaum, 1922; with Cassirer in 1922; sold to the Booths, 1922. Ralph Harman and Mary Batterman Booth 1922 - 1931 Collect Place: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States, North and Central America Remarks: Purchased 1922 by the Booths; he died 1931. Mrs. Ralph Harman Booth 1931 - 1947 Collect Place: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States, North and Central America Remarks: Acquired 1931 by inheritance from her husband; gift 1947 to NGA.