Owner: Maurice de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — Paris, France
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 181
Aus Kiste Nr. B 148
I, 5
Artist: 1789-99, Französisch
Medium: Paintings
Title: Patriotes élégantes mit dem Incroyables.
Description: Zwei geckenhaft herausgeputzte Herren mit eng anliegenden Beinkleidern und farbigen Fräcken stellen sich zur Schau. Im Hintergrund mehrere Personen.
Zwei Stutzer auf der Promenade. [(Les Incroyables)].
G.
Aquarell
15,5 x 10,7 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Moderner Rahmen.
Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
Literature: Sammlung Maurice Rothschild.
Provenance and Comments: These objects were listed in a German Embassy inventory as belonging to Maurice de Rotschild.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 15,5 x 10,7 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Transfer date: 1944-10-27
Repatriated to France? Yes
Repatriation date: 1945-10-17
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