Frederik Willem Zurcher - Tiger head

Most likely made in Artis, where he made several drawings around 1865.

Provenance:
Auction, Glerum, Amsterdam, March 1, 1995
Dimensions of work 32 x 24 cm
Frame size 47 x 37 cm

Active in Amsterdam: 1854-1870.
He was a painter, draftsman. Made cityscapes, animal scenes, portraits, landscapes, genre pieces.
1865: drawings made in Artis. These are well-known works. For example, he drew the hippopotamus Herman Jr.
Work by this artist is present in the Rijksmuseum, Boijmans, Art Institute Chicago, among others.
ZÜRCHER (Fredrik Willem), born in Nieuwer-Amstel 15 Febr. 1835, died in The Hague 2 Sept. 1894, animal painter. He was a younger brother of the preceding and a son of the following and lived almost his entire life in Amsterdam (he only moved to The Hague shortly before his death), where he mostly made animal studies in Artis. At present, a painting of a lion by Zürcher still hangs in the large King's Hall of Artis. In the Print Room in Amsterdam there are 13 drawings by him (lion's head, tiger's head, reclining lioness, geese at a puddle, shells, etc.).....
Frederik Willem Zürcher died childless; he was married to a wealthy lady, named Louisa David van Franquemont, whose first son became heir to the paintings left by her husband.
Source: New Dutch Biographical Dictionary. Volume 8, 1930.