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His sale, Paris, 4 April 1803 [14 Germinal, Year IV], lot 90 (withdrawn after a bid of 1,710 francs);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);
Ribes heirs
Sale, Ribes Collection I, Paris, Sotheby's, 11 December 2019, lot 3, Sold for 1,452,500 EUR
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Juno Borrowing the Belt of Venus (1781). Private Collection
Junon demandant à Vénus de lui prêter sa ceinture magique, 1781, peinture mythologique d'Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Cuadro titulado Juno tomando prestado el cinturón de Venus