View of a Park with Huntsmen and Deer
1720
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1720
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
View of a Park with Huntsmen and Deer is a 1720 watercolor by Pieter Tillemans, a Baroque work, depicting Hunting, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour from around 1720 shows hunters and deer in what looks like Richmond Park. Pieter Tillemans painted sporting scenes often—hunting was a big deal in the early 1700s. Tillemans moved from Antwerp to London in 1708 and lived near Richmond Park for years. His work reflects how hunting was a popular pastime and a common subject back then. Check out more sporting scenes by Tillemans, Pieter.
Pieter Tillemans’s watercolour depicts a park scene, likely Richmond Park in Surrey, featuring a large mansion in the distance on the left, deer dispersed across the grassy area, and two huntsmen positioned near the foreground on the right. Executed in watercolour on paper, the work reflects the popularity of hunting as a subject in early 18th-century art.
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Pieter Tillemans made delicate views of country life in early 18th-century Britain.
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