Portrait Of A Boy With A Dachshund Denmark Carl August Gosch was a

Carl August Gosch was a pupil at the academy in Berlin

A charming little painting of a contented French fisherman resting his chin on his arm

Perhaps Rosie was his own

A pretty young queen full of charms has no need of all these follies

28½” x 32½” / 72cm x 83cm

Portrait Of A Boy With A Dachshund Denmark Carl August Gosch was aA 19th century provincial depiction of a young boy and his favourite dachshund. Hes clutching the dear animal quite firmly so perhaps it was a little less keen to sit for its portrait. The painting is housed within simple gilded frame thats probably the original. Medium Oil on canvas Size including frame 19 x 23 50cm x 60cm Year of creation c. 1870 Provenance Germany Condition Canvas relined. Several scratches and a few small losses including two