Peter John van Reysschoot

1702–1772

Peter John van Reysschoot, ‘A Jacobite Group in St James Park’ c.1735–45
A Jacobite Group in St James Park c.1735–45
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Biography

Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot or Pieter van Reysschoot (Ghent, 18 January 1702 – Ghent, 22 or 24 February 1772) was a Flemish painter and printmaker who is known for his genre scenes, hunting scenes, landscapes, portraits and Christian religious subjects. He spent a large part of his career in England, which earned him the nickname den Engelschman ('the Englishman'). In England he painted history and sporting (i.e. hunting) scenes and was a portrait painter working on commissions particularly from the Midlands gentry.

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Artworks

Peter John van Reysschoot, ‘A Jacobite Group in St James Park’ c.1735–45

Peter John van Reysschoot A Jacobite Group in St James Park

c.1735–45

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