In 1741 the pair was bought from Samuel by Sir Jacob Bouverie, whose son William became the first Earl of Radnor.

[1] The Earls of Radnor owned the pair from then until 1945, when it was split for the first time and The Adoration of the Golden Calf was sold to the National Gallery in London.

The work was initially believed to have been made within a short time after The Adoration of The Golden Calf, during the period of 1635–1638.

Without any evidence to contradict the timeframe of the works creation was generally accepted by the broader art historian community for generations.

The dating method used on the works consisted of analyzing sketches and drawings which were believed to be precursors to The Crossing of the Red Sea, due to their stylings and themes.