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River Landscape with a Bridge and a Church

1781

Thomas Gainsborough

Associated Names

Thomas Gainsborough

Artist, British, 1727 - 1788

The image is a pencil sketch seen from above, showing a landscape with a stone bridge over a river, two figures on the bridge, a tower in the background, trees, sky with clouds and birds. The pencil strokes vary in texture for different elements. The sketch is in shades of grey to depict shadows and highlights.

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Artwork overview

Medium

black chalk with white gouache on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mimi and Sanford Feld
Dimensions

overall: 28.5 x 34.5 cm (11 1/4 x 13 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

2005.143.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York); Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Feld, Far Hills, NJ; partial gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Feld, Sanford Mr.

Wikidata ID

Q64633214

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