Lot Essay
The subject was a popular one with Rottenhammer and his contempories.
The composition of this painting is very close to that of a drawing by Rottenhammer formerly in the Norbert Roesler Collection, sold at Christie's, New York, 31 May 1990, lot 117 and a drawing by Augustin Braun (c. 1570-1639), sold at Christie's, King Street, 4 July 1995, lot 57.
The composition of this painting is very close to that of a drawing by Rottenhammer formerly in the Norbert Roesler Collection, sold at Christie's, New York, 31 May 1990, lot 117 and a drawing by Augustin Braun (c. 1570-1639), sold at Christie's, King Street, 4 July 1995, lot 57.