1396 - Robert Schleich (1845 Munich – 1934 Munich)

Robert Schleich (1845 Munich – 1934 Munich) Distinguished Visitors After the Hunt The subject of the painting is the unexpected encounter between a noble hunting party from the Rococo era and commoners, which takes place here on a street in front of a farmhouse; the riders are either on horseback or dismounted, with one of the nobles embracing a struggling maid. The scene is set during the Frederick the Great era or the Maria Theresa era, around 1740–1780. In this major work featuring numerous figures, Schleich succeeds in depicting the behaviors and emotional expressions of the various characters and social classes in a condensed, narrative, yet subtle and entertaining manner. This may be the painting “After the Hunt,” listed by Boetticher under No. 1, which he first exhibited in 1876 at the Glaspalast in Munich. Oil on canvas; signed lower right; 44 cm x 90 cm. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.