How does Portrait of Baronne de Rothschild elucidate its History?
The portrait was hung in Betty's salon until her death in 1886. It was lent in 1867 to the posthumous Ingres exhibition in Paris, but has subsequently been exhibited publicly only twice. During the German occupation of France during World War II it was confiscated from Mme de Rothschild's grandchildren as Jewish property. In June 1946 it was returned to the family, and in that year was exhibited in Paris along with other repatriated works. It was displayed in the centennial exhibition of Ingres' work in 1967–68 at the Petit Palais in Paris.
Rothschild Petit Palais