The Apotheosis of Aeneas

Artists

Dimensions

72.2 x 51.1 cm (28 7/16 x 20 1/8 in.) framed: 99.7 x 73.7 x 5.1 cm (39 1/4 x 29 x 2 in.)

Provenance

Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun, Paris, 1809. Possibly de Beuronville, Paris. Charles Fairfax Murray, London, by 1909. [1] Marczell von Nemes, Budapest and Munich, sold [through his sale, Mensing & Sons, Paul Cassirer, and Hugo Helbing, June 16, 1931, lot no. 40]. [Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam]. [2] Baron Mór Lipót Herzog (Moritz L. Herzog), Budapest, by descent; to his wife, Johanna Herzog de Csete, Budapest, 1934, by descent; to their children (probably his son, István Herzog, Budapest), 1940, confiscated and transferred; to Germany, circa 1944-1945, [3] returned; to Hungary, 1946, returned; to Mme István Herzog (née Ilona Kiss) via Dr. Emil Oppler, a family friend and lawyer. [4] [Julius Weitzner, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949 Notes [1] Photographed by Braun & Co., 1909 [2] Red wax seal on verso identified as that of Goudstikker. See “Giambattista Tiepolo: Master of the Oil Sketch” (1993). [3] The Baron Herzog collection was confiscated before 1944. [4] See “The ‘Sacco di Budapest:’ Depredation of Hungary, 1938-1949” (1998).