| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — Paris, France | ||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Inventory No.: | BoR 160 Aus Kiste Nr. B 144 II, 3, 4 RR10 |
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| Artist: | Sir Joshua Reynolds [...], 1723 in Plympton-Earl's, gest. 1792 London. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Tod der Dido. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Dido in weissem Gewande, das die Brust freiläßt, auf einem Ruhebett liegend. Über sie wirft sich mit ausgebreiteten Armen eine weibliche, rotgekleidete Gestalt. Der Kopf einer dritten wird links sichtbar. Zettel auf der Rückseite. Aus d. Versteigerung. Fairfax Murray vom 15. Juni 14 Nr. 25 (d. dort). G. Öl auf Lwd. 63,5 x 102 cm gerahmt Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. Zustand Behandlung: Die Leinwand an der rechten Seite vom Keilrahmen ist losgelöst. |
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| Literature: | Vgl. Armand Dayot: Joshua Reynolds in Maîtres de l'art anrien," Paris 1930, Abb. 58 dauert ein ... "Tod der Dido" Buckingham Palace. | ||||||||||||
| Provenance and Comments: | This item went from the German Embassy to the Jeu de Paume in mid-December 1940. | ||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 63,5 x 102 cm | ||||||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-12-19 | ||||||||||||
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