Raphael von Ambros, (Austrian, 1855-1895)

The Merchant

The Merchant
signed, inscribed and dated 'R Ambros. PARIS 92' (lower left)
oil on panel
27.3 x 18.4cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/4in).

Provenance
MacConnal-Mason & Son Ltd., London.
Private collection, UK.
Thence by descent.

Born in Prague, Raphael von Ambros was a pupil of Hans Makart at the famous Vienna Academy, where he would have studied alongside an extraordinary generation of Orientalist painters such as Jean Discart, Ludwig Deutsch and Rudolf Ernst. Like his contemporaries, Ambros found the perfect audience for his Cairo street scenes at the Paris Salon, where he exhibited from 1887.