A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool

1780·watercolor, ink and oil paint heightened with white chalk ("Bristol lead white")·Sheet: 21.9 x 31.3 cm (8 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Catalogue

Year: 1780
Medium: watercolor, ink and oil paint heightened with white chalk ("Bristol lead white")
Dimensions: Sheet: 21.9 x 31.3 cm (8 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
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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