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Thomas Gainsborough (artist) British, 1727 - 1788 Mountain Landscape with Bridge, c. 1783/1784 oil on canvas Overall: 113 x 133.4 cm (44 1/2 x 52 1/2 in.) framed: 146.7 x 167.6 cm (57 3/4 x 66 in.) Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.107 |
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Conservation Notes
The medium-fine canvas is plain woven; it has been lined. The ground is dark pinkish brown; although thinly applied it contributes substantially to the overall tonality, especially in areas of the sky and background mountains, where the overlying paint has been applied very thinly. The painting is executed in thin, fluid layers except in the highlights, with fairly short, pronounced brushstrokes. The sky has been extensively repainted except in the clouds, probably due to severe abrasion. The thinly applied natural resin varnish has discolored yellow to a considerable degree.| « | back to gallery | » | continue tour |