Joseph AVED (Douai, 1702 – Paris, 1766) Portrait of a man in a library Oil on canvas Portrait of a man in the library, oil on canvas, by J. Aved 31.49 x 25.6 in. 80 x 65 cm Provenance: Rothschild family collection in the 19th century; the coat-of-arms stamp in red wax on the stretcher on the reverse; Collection of Ambassador Adrien Thierry (1885–1961), husband of Nadine de Rothschild (1919–1959); Then passed down through the family; Private European collection Exhibitions: Probably the 1745 Salon, Paris, no. 81: ‘[Portrait] of M. de *** in his study, leaning on a desk, holding a pamphlet; dressed in black velvet’ Bibliography: Probably Georges Wildenstein, *Le peintre Aved*, Paris, 1922, p. 154, no. 137 Joseph AVED (Douai, 1702 – Paris, 1766) 80 x 65 cm