Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788, British
Title:
Wooded Landscape with Herdsman, Cows and Cottage
Date:
between 1785 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk, white chalk, brown chalk, blue chalk, and stumping on moderately thick, slightly textured, light blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches (32.7 x 26.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in hand of T.E. Lowinsky in black ink, verso, upper center: "Engraved by W.F. Wells or J. Laporte | and published by them | was in the collection of Baroness Lucas 1804 | Brownlow sale 29.6.26, Sothebys No. 32 | TEL"; in graphite, verso, lower left: "11-3954"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "From the collection of Lady Lucas"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6035
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
trees | hill | landscape | cottage | cows
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-10-06 - 2005-12-31)

Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2006-02-11 - 2006-05-14)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9643