Michelle Schutz was an antiquarian based in Paris who specialised in selling artworks abroad. The entrance to his shop, located at 25 Quai Voltaire (Paris), featured a plaque that read: "Antiquités pour Musées et Collections" ("Antiquities for Museums and Collections"). Schutz had a particular interest in Spanish art and came to possess the Patio de la Infanta (Zaragoza) and four alabaster reliefs from Valladolid. His preferences included tapestries, brocades, velvets, and damasks (Marès, 2000).
Bibliography
MARÈS DEULOVOL, Frederic (2000): El mundo fascinante del coleccionismo y de las antigüedades. memorias de la vida de un coleccionista, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, Barcelona, pp. 56-57.