downloading specific versions of NuGet packages via Visual Studio package manager console fails

Download of older versions of NuGet packages using the Visual studio NuGet package manager console doesn't work unless the packages are already cached in Nexus.

PM> Install-Package -Id Google.ProtocolBuffers -Version 2.3.0.277
Install-Package : Unable to find version '2.3.0.277' of package 'Google.ProtocolBuffers'.
At line:1 char:16
+ Install-Package <<<< -Id Google.ProtocolBuffers -Version 2.3.0.277
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ( [Install-Package], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NuGetCmdletUnhandledException,NuGet.PowerShell.Commands.InstallPackageCommand

This fails. But then download it directly into Nexus via GET request:

curl http://localhost:8081/nexus/service/local/nuget/nugroup/Google.ProtocolBuffers/2.3.0.277 > /dev/null

After this the download from PM works:

PM> Install-Package -Id Google.ProtocolBuffers -Version 2.3.0.277
Installing 'Google.ProtocolBuffers 2.3.0.277'.
Successfully installed 'Google.ProtocolBuffers 2.3.0.277'.
Adding 'Google.ProtocolBuffers 2.3.0.277' to SonatypeNexusCSharp.
Successfully added 'Google.ProtocolBuffers 2.3.0.277' to SonatypeNexusCSharp.

The query which fails (and then succeeds) is:

http://localhost:8081/nexus/service/local/nuget/nugroup/Packages%28Id=%27Google.ProtocolBuffers%27,Version=%272.3.0.277%27%29