Brown chalk, white chalk with gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches (26 x 31.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6173
Gallery Label:
In the 1780s Gainsborough repeatedly explored the theme of the cottage door, that is, landscapes depicting the economy of the small, self-sufficient rustic cottage. Here, his experience with aquatint and soft-ground etching allows him to blur the boundaries between drawing and print. This is a rare example of an offset drawing from Gainsborough's hand. An offset is created by pressing a finished drawing onto a damp sheet of paper to create a reverse impression of the original, the equivalent of a counterproof engraving. Gallery label for Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
