JUNO BORROWING THE BELT OF VENUS, Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun

1755 - 1842

Oil on canvas ; signed and dated lower centre: Louise Le Brun. f.1781
147,3 x 113,5 cm ; 58 by 44 2/3 in.

Provenance:
- Commissioned by Charles Philippe de France, Comte d'Artois (1757-1835), brother of Louis XVI, Palais du Grand-Prieur, within the Palais du Temple, Rue du Temple, Paris;
- Seized from the Temple on 7 June 1794 [19 Prairial, Year II] by revolutionary authorities, along with other works belonging to the prince, and sent to the Hôtel de Nesle, Rue de Beaune;
- Transferred on the orders of the Interior Minister to Antoine Gabriel Jourdan (1740-1804), 'farmer' from the Müntzthal national glassworks in Lorraine;
- His sale, Paris, 4 April 1803 [14 Germinal, Year IV], lot 90 (withdrawn after a bid of 1,710 francs);
- By descent to his godson, Aimé Gabriel d'Artigues (1773-1848), director of the Saint-Louis glassworks;
- His daughter, Anne Gabrielle d'Artigues (1833-1889), who in 1853 married Charles-Édouard, Comte de Ribes (1824-1896), mayor of Belle-Église (Oise);
- Their son, Charles-Aimé-Auguste, Comte de Ribes (1858-1917);
- His son, Jean, Comte de Ribes (1893-1982);
- His son, Édouard, Comte de Ribes (1923-2013);
- The current owners