A great spotted Woodpecker, a Bluetit, a Bullfinch and a Chaffinch on a rocky Bank; and A European Bee-eater, a Hawfinch, a Siskin, a Brambling and a Greenfinch on a rocky Bank

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Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton (1664-1750)
A great spotted Woodpecker, a Bluetit, a Bullfinch and a Chaffinch on a rocky Bank; and A European Bee-eater, a Hawfinch, a Siskin, a Brambling and a Greenfinch on a rocky Bank
both signed, inscribed and dated 'Philip F. de Hamilton 1730 S.C.M.C.p.'
oil on canvas
14 x 16¼in. (35.5 x 41.2cm.)
a pair (2)

Provenance

with C.J. Wawra, Vienna, from whom purchased on 30 November 1911
by Carl Roth, and by inheritance to the present owner.

Lot Essay

The artist was the eldest son of James Hamilton, a Scotsman from Fife who moved to Brussels shortly before Philipp Ferdinand's birth. He and his two brothers were all trained as still-life painters by their father. Philipp Ferdinand had a highly successful career, serving as court painter to the Emperor Joseph I (reigned 1705-11), the Emperor Charles VI (1711-40) and the Empress Maria Theresa (reigned 1740-80), hence the initials 'S[uae] C[aesareae] M[ajestatis] C[urialis] P[ictor]' appended to the signatures on the present pictures.

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