Peter Tillemans, engraving by T. Chambers after Hissings's portrait
Peter Tillemans (c. 1684 – 5 December 1734)[1] was a Flemishpainter, best known for his works on sporting and topographical subjects. Alongside John Wootton and James Seymour, Tillemans was one of the founders of the English school of sporting painting.
Tillemans died in England in 1734, residing there since 1708.
^Noakes, Aubrey, Sportsmen in a Landscape (Ayer Publishing, 1971, ISBN0-8369-2005-8), pp. 47–56: Peter Tillemans and Early Newmarket at books.google.com, accessed 7 February 2009. ONDB writes: "In 1733 Tillemans retired to Richmond, Surrey, and died on 5 December 1734 while staying at Little Haugh Hall. Tillemans was buried on 7 December at Stowlangtoft church, Suffolk." Tate.org gives Tillemans date of death as 19 November 1734.