Jean Dubois

Jean Dubois was a jeweler, goldsmith and art dealer, who was received by the guild on August 22, 1781. He was active in the years 1768-1789. He is mentioned in the provenance of two paintings, _L’intéressant message _by Gerard ter Borch (Schloss German no. 215/ French no. 256), and La lecture de la gazette by Cornelis Dusart (Schloss German no. 53/ French no. 74). Literature: Bailey, Colin B. _Patriotic Taste: Collecting Modern Art in Pre-Revolutionary Paris. _Yale University Press 2002. Nocq, Henry. _Le Poinçon de Paris: Répertoire des Maîtres-Orfèvres de la Juridiction de Paris depuis le Moyen-Âge jusqu’à la fin du XVIIIe Siècle, _vol. 2 (Pairs: H. Floury, 1927), 103.