Owner: Maurice de Rothschild — Chateau d'Armainvilliers, 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 67
II, 1,2
Kiste Nr. B 55
Artist: 17. Jh, Spanischer Meister [Velasquez?]
Medium: Paintings
Title: Bildnis eines kleinen Prinzen in schwarzem Mantel mit goldenem Vließ, ihm zu Füssen ein Löwe, auf dem Tisch die Krone.
Description: Rechts landschaftlicher Ausblick. Park mit Springbrunnen.
Öl auf Leinwand.
Aus der Slg. Maurice Rothschild, Armainvilliers.
G.
Öl auf Lwd.
115 x 100 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Goldrahmen
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. This painting was restored on 5 May 1944 at Neuschwanstein.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv B323/260, B323/294, B323/309, B323/545; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 115 x 100 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: Chateau d'Armainvilliers
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Buxheim
Transfer place: Neuschwanstein
Transfer date: 1944-05-05
Repatriated to France? Yes
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