A Prospect of the Town of Stanford, from Parsons Cross

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

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.

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

Artist

Peter Tillemans (c.1684 - 1734)
Gerard van der Gucht (1696 - 1776)

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