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Buck shooting in Windsor Great Park, with Portraits of His Majesty's Deerkeepers
John Frederick Lewis, 1825–1826
The picture shows His Majesty's Deerkeepers standing round an old buck that has just been shot. Windsor Castle can be seen in the distance. The close observation of nature which characterises Lewis's work as a Pre-Raphaelite is hown in this picture by the painting of the horse's nostrils, which are distended at the scent of blood from the dead buck.
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Title of artwork, date
Buck shooting in Windsor Great Park, with Portraits of His Majesty's Deerkeepers, 1825–1826
Date supported
1936
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
95 x 135 cm
Grant
650
Total cost
650
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