Franz Rösel von Rosenhoff
A rabbit in a landscape eating an alchemilla leaf
Lot Closed
December 16, 02:39 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Franz Rösel von Rosenhoff
Vienna 1626 - 1700 Nuremberg
A rabbit in a landscape eating an alchemilla leaf
signed, dated and inscribed lower centre: francisco Röselin I d Rosenhoff. fecit. / Norimberga 1669
oil on panel
unframed: 23 x 29.4 cm.; 9⅛ x 11⅝ in.;
framed: 34.2 x 40.8 cm.; 13½ x 16⅛ in.
Anonymous sale, Munich, Karl & Faber, 8 November 2019, lot 32.
Franz Rösel von Rosenhoff was best known for his charming and often amusing paintings of animals. His skill as a painter of animals and landscapes earnt him a position at the court of Prince Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein in 1673. Rosenhoff often chose to paint hares and rabbits; a fine example, similar to the present painting, can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.1