Martin Ferdinand Quadal

Who was Martin Ferdinand Quadal?

Martin Ferdinand Quadal was a Moravian-Austrian painter and engraver.

He was born at Niemtschitz, near Kojetín in Moravia, in 1736. He came in early life to London, then visited France and Italy, worked at Vienna in 1787-9, and in St. Petersburg 1797-1804. After a second visit to London, he returned to St. Petersburg, where he died in 1811. He painted animal pieces, as well as military scenes, genre subjects, and portraits. He etched a Group of Cats, a Child with a Dog, and Studies from Domestic and Wild Animals.