Lot 286: Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, Viennese (1834-1890) A bronze model of a farmer and his bull inscribed 1889

inscribed 1889
the farmer leading the bull by a staff attached to the ring in its nose, on a naturalistic oval base, dark brown patination, signed BOEHM 1868, the base inscribed PRESENTED TO MR. J.L. WETHERALL TRUSTEE OF ESTATE OF THE LATE MRS JULIA CAVE BY HIS CO-TRUSTEE 1889 H. YOUNG & CO. FOUNDERS, 66cm wide x 38cm high

Born in Vienna, Boehm was the son of the Hungarian sculptor Joseph Daniel Boehm. He studied under his father before leaving to study in both Paris and Italy. He settled in England in 1862 and acquired many patrons amongst the English nobility and royalty. Queen Victoria admired his work greatly and appointed him Sculptor in Ordinary. Boehm portrayed Queen Victoria and Prince Albert several times. He is also known for his portrait busts of many celebrities amongst them Franz Liszt, Charles Darwin and Benjamin Disraeli.