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 41
Kiste Nr. G 7
B 122
I, 4
Artist: Lucas von Leyden
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Figurenreiche Zeichnung (Beschreibung folgt noch.)
Description: Feder auf Papier. Lichte Mass.
alte copie nach dem stil von Lucas von Leyden
B 122
Aus Sammlung Maurice Rothschild.
G.
Feder auf Papier.
H. 28,5 cm
Br. 39,3 cm.
Verbleib: H.G.
Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
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Provenance and Comments: This object was included in an inventory prepared by the German Embassy as "I, 4". It was packed into a crate and transferred to the Jeu de Paume for Goering.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 28,5 cm x 39,3 cm
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: H. G.
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