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Franz Joseph Manskirch.
1768 - 1830.
Oil on paper, laid down.
Signed.
There are many variations of the spelling of Manskirch (such as Mannskirsch, Manskersch) and even the owner himself used different versions on his paintings.
Manskirch was the son of Bernard Gottfield Manskirch a well-known painter in Bonn and Cologne. Born in Ehrenbreitstein on 6 October 1768, Franz Joseph came to London in 1793 and was employed by Ackermann among others as an illustrator. He produced Parks and Gardens of London in 1813 a fine and costly collectors’ folio. During his time in London he lived in the Strand and Bond Street.
Manskirch’s subjects in his painting varied greatly from battles scenes such as Albuera, Waterloo) to bucolic country views done in the Dutch style. These pictures equalled those of the best of his contemporaries.
Dimensions
Height: 53 cm (20 3/4"), Width: 63 cm (24 3/4")Stock number
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