Landscape with a resting shepherd, sheep and cow, Tschaggeny 1849

Landscape with a resting shepherd, sheep, and cow, Tschaggeny 1849, signed and dated in the lower right corner by the Flemish Romantic painter and engraver Charles Philogene Tschaggeny, Brussels 1815-1894.

This antique oil painting on oak panel, set in a modern carved gilded wooden frame, depicts a resting shepherd sitting in the shade of a tree, petting a cow. In front of them sits a sheep with a lamb. The scene in the foreground is surrounded by a rural landscape with architecture in the background.

In excellent condition, mounted in a carved and gilded wooden frame, this antique Belgian painting comes from a private collection in Milan.

Charles Philogene Tschaggeny studied under the renowned painter Eugene Verboeckhoven, then in 1836 moved to Antwerp, where he worked with Nicaise de Keyzer and Henri Leys.

Tschaggeny mainly painted horses, studying their anatomy in detail. He was regarded as one of the best horse painters of his time. Active as a Romantic Animalier painter and engraver in the Netherlands, where he won a gold medal at the Brussels Salon in 1845 and in 1846 at the Antwerp Salon, as well as in England, where he moved in 1848-1849.

His patrons included Dutch King William II, Leopold I of Belgium, and Maria Henrietta of Austria. The British Queen Victoria, a great admirer, also purchased the painting for her collection in 1851.

In 1865, Tschaggeny became a member of the Royal Academy.

His works can be found in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels and The National Gallery in London.

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