| Owner: | Edouard de Rothschild — Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collection: | (R) Rothschild | ||||||||||||||||
| Inventory No.: | R 255 Kiste Nr. R 154 |
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| Artist: | Thomas Gainsborough, geb. 1727 Sudbury, gest. 1782 London | ||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Bildnis einer jungen Dame. | ||||||||||||||||
| Description: | Aus der mittleren Periode des Meisters Brustbild einer nach links gewendeten jungen Frau mit (...) Haar, das in zwei Locken auf die Schulter herabfällt [die den] Beschauer [kühl] lächelnd [an]blickt. Sie trägt ein rosenrotes, ausgeschnittenes Kleid mit Spitzenärmeln und Schleier, der von der Frisur herabfällt. Ihre Rechte fasst elegant das Schleierende an der Brust. Dunkler Hintergrund. AGF/Spa Öl auf Lwd. H. 77, Br. 64 cm; oval auf rechteckigem Bildfeld Gerahmt Fassung: Goldrahmen (beschädigt) Bemerkung: b.w. Besitz Edouard Rothschild, Rue St. Florentin. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was packed at the Jeu de Paume in the first half of 1941. Repatriation to France occurred in two parts: the frame was transferred to Neuschwanstein and then returned on 13 November 1945 while the 'Bildnis' was transferred to Buxheim and then returned on 28 December 1945. | ||||||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 17 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/280; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 77 x 64 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Intake place: | Rue Saint Florentin, Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-00-00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Buxheim | ||||||||||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-12-28 | ||||||||||||||||
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