The Harvest Field

c. 1860

John Linnell

Associated Names
John Linnell

Artist, British, 1792 - 1882

The image shows a sketch of a rural landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. Multiple bunches of harvested crops are seen in neatly tied bundles across a gently sloping field. Farther away, additional fields with similar bundles stretch towards the horizon. Softly outlined trees mark the boundary of the field, partially obscuring the horizon line set at a higher level in the composition. The background features rolling hills and clusters of trees, sketched with delicate pencil strokes. The pencil marks are light and soft, portraying a loose, flowing style that captures the natural shapes of the landscape. The color palette is monochromatic due to the use of graphite pencil on off-white, slightly tan paper, highlighting the texture of the scene without color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.3 x 30.9 cm (7 3/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.112


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. O. Coleman Dunn, the artist's granddaughter; (Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1972-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: [Gertrude?]; by later hand, upper left verso: 3 (e) / IX

Wikidata ID

Q64582850

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