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 78
II, 2,2
Kiste Nr. B 47
Artist: 1775, Französischer Meister
Medium: Paintings
Title: Bildnis einer jungen Dame mit Blumengirlande über Kopf und Brust,
Description: Aus der Slg. Maurice Rothschild.
G.
Pastell
47 x 38 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Alter geschnitzter Louis XVII-Rahmen.
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 might be the same one which was seized from Chateau Ferrières, property of Edmond de Rothschild.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 47 x 38 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: Chateau de Ferrieres
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer date: 1940-08-00
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Transfer date: 1944-10-27
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