Windsor Great Park
Paul Sandby British
Not on view
Sinuous tree trunks frame this view of a dense wood where a bull drinks from a sunlit pond and a figure stands in a distant glade. One of the eighteenth-century's most accomplished topographical painters, Sandby likely made this watercolor for his own pleasure while visiting his elder brother Thomas, the Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park. The confident execution places it during the 1790s when the artist was at the height of his powers. A variety of techniques enliven the scene--calligraphic strokes of fluid watercolor; deft, precise touches of wash and gouache; and rough passages of brightly colored gouache applied with a stiff dry brush.
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