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Lot 248
Jakob Bogdani (Hungarian 1660-1724) An Albatross, ducks, jay and wildfowl in a garden setting oil on canvas 39 x 47.5in (99 x 121cm). * Provenance - This picture has been in the ownership of the same family for several generations. It hung in the family house at Gore Court in the village of Ortham which is on the eastern border of Maidstone. The Kirkwood family sold Gore Court in the 1990's and then the picture was moved to Newbridge House in Bath. * Jacob Bogdani was born in a town called Eperjes in Hungary. Little is known about his early life before moving to London, where he became a respected artist. He was painting in Amsterdam in his early 20s. The Netherlands region had a strong tradition of attracting artists from around Europe. Whilst in Holland, Bogdani received tuition and worked with the German artist Ernest Stuven (1660-1712 ). Still Life painting was very popular at this time and Bogdani is known to have painted works depicting fruit and flowers during this period. Bogdani moved to London circa 1688 to join fellow Hungarian artists working in the capital. There is a record of him being contracted to decorate a room at Hampton Court in conjunction with master woodcarver Grinling Gibbons, for The King and Queen Mary. Queen Anne later became a patron of Bogdani as well as The Duke of Malborough's younger brother Admiral George Churchill, who at that time owned The Lodge in the little park at Windsor. The Admiral collected many species of exotic birds during his various campaigns around the world. The Lodge became well known as the finest privately owned aviary in Great Britain. Bogdani is known to have painted a number of canvases of the birds within this garden setting and the Admiral purchased many of these detailed and outstanding works of art. Other patrons who commissioned and purchased similar paintings of birds within the park include The Duke of Devonshire, Edward Harley, The 2nd Earl of Oxford and Sir Robert Walpole. During this time Jacob Bogdani established himself as the finest and most highly respected bird artist of his time. Very few of his works remain in private ownership, seldom appearing on the open market. * Collections: The British Royal Collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, The National Gallery of Hungary, Budapest and The Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven.
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