Deer in a park - Barret, George, the elder (Irish landscapist, 1728 or 1732-1784); Gilpin, Sawrey (English animal painter, 1733-1807) (My University, 1986)
Deer in a park, probably at Castle Howard, Yorkshire
This picture was owned by George Howard, MP for East Cumberland from 1874 till 1885 and a trustee of the National Gallery, as well as a talented painter. He married Rosalind, daughter of Edward, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley whose wife, Henrietta Maria, was one of the founders of Girton College, Cambridge.
Keywords: Art, Irish; Landscape painting, Irish -- 18th century; Deer in art; Castle Howard (England); Parks England History.; 18th century