(Hilpolstein in der Oberpfalz 1825–1877 Munich)
A view of Burgos Cathedral, on the reverse remains of an old label, signed, dated F. Eibner 1868,
oil on canvas, 75 x 90 cm, framed, (Rei)

Compare:
Friedrich von Boetticher, Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts, Hofheim am Taunus 1979, vol. I, 1, p. 272, no. 13.

Friedrich Eibner took drawing classes at the local art school in his hometown before teaching himself how to be a painter. At the young age of 22 he achieved his first success with a painting of the Munich Town Hall. Eibner specialised in architectural painting, at first depicting only Bavarian monuments before travelling to the Rhine Valley, Northern Italy and France. In 1860 he was invited by the Russian Prince Aleksander Mestchersky to accompany him on a trip to Spain, where he possibly sketched the subject of the present painting. The works were of such quality that they were published upon his return. He was particularly fond of the Spanish monuments and cathedrals; he indeed created several paintings of the Cathedrals of Segovia and Burgos as well as the Inquisition monument in Cordoba. The present work shows his precise way of painting and his capacity to beautifully render the light and atmosphere of a warm evening in Spanish Castile. From 1868 onwards he was commissioned several works by Ludwig II of Bavaria. His works can be found in several European Museums such as the Museum in Linz and the Revoltella Museum in Trieste.