Rudolf Ferdinandovich Frentz (1831 - 1918)

Rudolf Ferdinandovich Frentz

Rudolf Ferdinandovich Frentz (Russian: Рудольф Фердинандович Френц) was a Russian artist of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries of German origin. He is known as a painter-animalist, the father of the artist Rudolf Rudolfovich Frentz.

Rudolf Frentz was a court painter under Emperor Alexander II. He accompanied the tsar's retinue during hunting, military maneuvers, and travels and created a series of works on hunting themes that masterfully depicted horses and dogs in impetuous motion. The artist also painted portraits of the emperor and members of his family.