Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day One - 5th July 2023

Lot 248

A SAND PICTURE OF SHEEP AFTER GEORGE MORLAND

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £600

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Description

A SAND PICTURE OF SHEEP AFTER GEORGE MORLAND

BY BENJAMIN ZOBEL (GERMAN 1762-1830), EARLY 19TH CENTURY

signed lower left 'B. Zobel', in a glazed and gilt frame

43 x 58.5cm

Provenance

A private collection, Oxfordshire.

Catalogue Note

Benjamin Zobel (1762-1831) was an Anglo-German painter who developed the technique of marmotinto, known as sand painting.