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The Woodyard in Windsor Great Park

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Date

1792

Artist

Paul Sandby (1725-1809)

Collection

Royal Collection Trust

Image Link

https://www.rct.uk/collection/451587

Description

A bodycolour drawing of the woodyard in Windsor Great Park at sunset, with woodcutters at work unloading from wagons. There are sawn logs at the centre, a family group on the path and a horse at far right. Signed 'P. Sandby. 1792'. Sandby exhibited two 'Views in the Woodyard, Windsor Great Park' at the Royal Academy in 1793 (nos. 541 and 603), of which this is probably one. The Woodyard or Carpenter's Yard was noted on a map of 1750 as immediately to the west of the dairy, very close to Thomas Sandby's house, the Deputy Ranger's Lodge. In the woodyard, timber was produced for building works, fences and machinery for the Great Park. It was later moved to an area later developed as the Prince Consort's workshops.
It has been suggested that Sandby made the views while convalescing at Windsor with his brother. Their broad handling suggests that they could have been made outdoors. Comparisons can be made with his views of Windsor Castle in the 1760s, taken from multiple viewpoints.

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All Rights Reserved

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Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017

Location

Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England

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