Genre scene with italian children was executed in Rome in 1841 by German portrait, historical and genre painter Julius Moser (1805 (another source 1808 in Gumbinnen - 1879 in Berlin ). Julius Moser attended the Gymnasium in Königsberg . 1831-1836 he studied at the Berlin Academy of Art history and genre painting . He was a pupil of Wilhelm Hensel . In the years 1837 to 1840 he lived in Paris and was a pupil of Léon Cogniet (1837-1838 ) and 1838-1840 student of Paul Delaroche . 1840-1848 he was in Rome . Moser was a member of the Ponte Molle Society and was one of the founders of the German Artists Association . Moser was of Jewish origin and buried in the Jewish Cemetery Schönhauser Allee in Berlin. He is mainly known as a portrait of the Berlin Jewish bourgeoisie of the mid-19th century. He is a typical representative of the Biedermeier . In the Jewish museum of Berlin are his several works, Jewish portraits and a study of Italian peasant boy.

Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler"; on-line wikipedia in German.

Inscription: signed dated in German: " J. Moser f. Roma 184..."on thr tambourine.

Technique: oil on canvas. Luxuriousy original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 29" x h 39" (73,5 x 99 cm), framed w 42 1/3" x h 52 3/4" (107,5 x 134,5 cm).

Condition:  good condition,  original canvas , profess. cleaned.