Martin Ferdinand Quadal (1736 - 1808), Three leopards in a landscape

Property of a Gentleman. Martin Ferdinand Quadal (1736 - 1808) Three leopards in a landscape Oil on canvas. Provenance: Private collection, France. Lot Essay: Martin Ferdinand Quadal was born in Niemtschitz in Moravia and travelled across Europe throughout his career. He studied at the Academie der Bildenden Kunste in Vienna and subsequently in Paris in 1767, where he gained employment with Louis-Joseph, Prince de Conde, specialising as a painter of horses. During the 1770s his travels took him further afield and records show him working in England and Ireland and exhibiting his portraits and hunting scenes at the Royal Academy. Quadal exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1772-3, 1791, and finally in 1793. Whilst in London in 1793, he also published his own prints of 'A Variety of Tame and Wild Animals', which he made as guides for young artists in use of their own paintings and drawings. His 1779 journey to Dublin was also a success, and the Dublin Society purchased a number of his animal studies for use as study aids for students. In 1784 he travelled to Italy, stopping in Rome and Naples, amongst other cities. He appears to have visited Vienna again in 1787 and he is recorded in the Netherlands in 1794 and Hamburg in 1796.  Dimensions: (Canvas) 43 in. (H) x 57 in. (W) (Frame) 53.5 in. (H) x 68.5 in. (W)