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A Shepherdess with her Flock Beside a Ruined Arch;
A Goatherd with his Flock Beside a Spring
A pair, oil on canvas, 73.5 x 99.3cm and 72.2 x 99.5cm
One signed and dated 1706 on the majolica pitcher
Provenance: Purchased by Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness (1798-1868) for St. Annes,
Clontarf, Dublin. Thence by descent to the present owner.
DR HERMAN JEDDING, AUTHOR OF THE CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ ON JOHANN HEINRICH ROOS,
HAS ENDORSED THE ATTRIBUTION TO JAKOB ROOS, CALLED ROSA DA NAPOLI, ON THE BASIS
OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
Jacob Roos, called ‘Rosa di Napoli’ was born in Rome in March 1682, son of
Philipp Peter Roos who was known as ‘Rosa da Tivoli’. He was born in Frank-
furt, Germany and enjoyed a successful career as painter of animals and land-
scapes. Jacob in turn adopted the style of his father. Unsurprisingly he lived
and worked in Naples and Benezit observes that it is difficult to distinguish the
son’s work from his father’s. Seven large Italian landscapes are attributed to
him and are to be found at the Résidence de Wurzburg. These two paintings
were purchased by Benjamin Lee Guinness, grandson of the founder of the
eponymous brewery for his home at St. Anne’s in Clontarf, Dublin.
€ 15,000 - 20,000