A Prospect of the Town of Stanford, from Parsons Cross
Peter Tillemans (c.1684 - 1734)
Gerard van der Gucht (1696 - 1776)
Coloured engraving
1719-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Peter Tillemans was born in Antwerp; the son of a diamond cutter. He was brought to England by a picture dealer in 1708, where he soon made a name for himself and became a founding member of Godfrey Kneller’s Academy. In 1724 he collaborated with Joseph Goupy on scenery for Haymarket Opera House. He also produced some 500 topographical drawings for historian John Bridges. In the early 1720s he painted horse or racing scenes and views of the Thames. He was a member of the Rose and Crown Club and the Society of the Virtuosi of St Luke. His versatility is demonstrated by the range of work he painted for Dr Cox Macro, including battle scenes, landscapes, hunting scenes and portraits. He died, aged about 50, while staying with Macro in Suffolk.
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Explore
- Places
- England, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Subjects
- ploughing, farmer/farm labourer, wagon, topography, townscape/cityscape, horse, coat of arms, field, road, house, church, spire
- Materials & Techniques
- engraving, coloured engraving
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Details
- Title
- A Prospect of the Town of Stanford, from Parsons Cross
- Date
- 1719
- Medium
- Coloured engraving
- Dimensions
- height: 20.00 cm, width: 62.50 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from the Parker Gallery, September 1972
- GAC number
- 9707