A Rocky Wooded Landscape with a Figure by a Stream

Thomas GainsboroughWW-1781-285806

1781·black and gray wash with pen and black ink on tan laid paper·overall: 28.5 × 40.2 cm (11 1/4 × 15 13/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1781
Medium: black and gray wash with pen and black ink on tan laid paper
Dimensions: overall: 28.5 × 40.2 cm (11 1/4 × 15 13/16 in.)
Collection: National Gallery 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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