Lot 51: Heinrich Lihl (? 1690-1756 Rastatt)

Heinrich Lihl (? 1690-1756 Rastatt)
A blue-jay and a goldfinch by classical ruins on a forest floor; and Three woodpeckers by classical ruins on a forest floor
the former indistinctly signed or inscribed (lower right); the latter inscribed and dated 'diese vögel seind in Bademen Schloss gefangen worden 1747.' and indistinctly signed 'puch Lihl' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
15¾ x 20½ in. (40 x 52 cm.)
a pair (2)

By descent at Schloss Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (inventory p. 284, nos. 75 & 80) to Markgrafen und Grossheröge von Baden; his sale, Sotheby's, Baden, 10 October 1995, lot 2382.
with Pyms Gallery, London.

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