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Pieter Casteels III〔Alternative names: Peter Casteels (III), Peter Castiels (III), Peter Kasteels (III)〕 (1684–1749) was a Flemish painter and engraver mainly known for his flower pieces, game pieces and bird scenes.〔(Peter Casteels (III) ) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 He spent a significant portion of his life in England where he had a varied career as a still life painter, printmaker and textile designer. ==Life== Pieter Casteels III was born in Antwerp as the son of Elisabeth Bosschaert and Pieter Casteels II, a painter of landscapes and history paintings.〔Marie-Louise Hairs, Dominique Finet, ''The Flemish flower painters in the XVIIth century'', Lefebvre et Gillet, 1985, p. 417-420〕 He trained with his father. In 1708 he left with his brother-in-law Peter Tillemans to England to work for a picture dealer named Turner for whom they made copies of Old Master paintings.〔Stephen Deuchar. "Tillemans, Peter." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 15 November 2014〕 Casteels became an active participant in London's artistic community, subscribing to the Kneller Academy of Painting and Drawing in 1711 and becoming a member of the Rose and Crown Club.〔(Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684–1749 Richmond), ''A concert of birds'', Lot Notes ) at Christie's site〕 He returned briefly to Antwerp in 1712 where he became a member of the local Guild of Saint Luke in the same year.〔 Casteels settled permanently in England around 1717. He developed a successful practice as a painter of flowers and exotic birds that chiefly served a decorative purpose as overdoors and chimney-pieces. He worked simultaneously as an art dealer and imported paintings from Europe. His customers included James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby who bought imported art as well as original work of Casteels.〔 In 1726 Casteels launched a subscription for a set of 12 prints of birds, which he had etched after his own designs. The success of this project encouraged him to work on two further publications: the ''Twelve Months of Flowers'' and the ''Twelve Months of Fruit''.〔 Casteels advertised the usefulness of the illustrations in these publications as patterns for workers in luxury industries. Casteels was thus able to demonstrate his potential as a textile designer.〔 In May 1735 he retired from painting and spent his last fourteen years working for a calico manufacturer as a residential artist, first at Martin Abbey near Tooting, Surrey, and later, briefly, in Richmond, London.〔Horace Walpole, George Vertue, ''The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford: Anecdotes of painting [and the other fine arts'', G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798, p. 409-410〕 He died on 16 May 1749 in Richmond after a long illness.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pieter Casteels III」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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