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Description: | This is one of a group of paintings traditionally thought to commemorate the Bowyer family's efforts in concealing Charles II when he was in hiding. They were set into the panelling of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire, which was a residence of the Bowyers during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Although they were staunch supporters of the Royal Stuarts, the story has little factual basis and with regard to this painting seems particularly farfetched. It is said that Lady Bowyer hung the dead turkey over a panel behind which Charles was hiding in order to distract the bloodhound that was tracking him. | Subjects: | animal (greyhound dead turkey) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8876... | Go to resource |
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