| Collection: | (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping. | ||||||||
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| Inventory No.: | BoR 99 Kiste Nr. B 51 |
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| Artist: | Nicolas Lavreince [(?)], geb. 1737 in Stockholm, gest. 1807 ebenda. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||
| Title: | Der vorlesende Herr im Damensalon. | ||||||||
| Description: | Schwarz gekleideter Herr liest aus einem Manuskript vor. Um ihn herum stehend oder sitzend Damen und Herren. Gegenstück zu BoR 100. G. Gouache. Lichte Größe: 21,6 x 27,6 cm Gerahmt Fassung: Vergoldeter Messingrahmen Louis XVI. Als Bekrönung in einem Oval ein mit Blumen bemaltes Medaillon aus Sevres-Porzellan. Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was packed in a crate at the German Embassy, then transferred to the Louvre from where it was taken to the Jeu de Paume. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 21,6 x 27,6 cm | ||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Kogl 391 | ||||||||
| Munich No.: | 21858/2 | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
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