Wooded Landscape with Village Scene

1770·Varnished gouache, over black and red chalks, on cream laid paper, laid down on canvas, stretched on a wooden stretcher and varnished again·43.5 × 55.9 cm (17 3/16 × 22 1/16 in.)

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1770
Medium: Varnished gouache, over black and red chalks, on cream laid paper, laid down on canvas, stretched on a wooden stretcher and varnished again
Dimensions: 43.5 × 55.9 cm (17 3/16 × 22 1/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Thomas Gainsborough

Artist

Thomas Gainsborough

Painting

Thomas Gainsborough was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century. He painted quickly, and the works of his maturity are characterised by a light palette and easy strokes.

Sudbury, UK

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