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Thomas Gainsborough

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Muted landscape with three cows by a pool, a seated herdsman, trees on the left and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool

mid-1780s

Sepia drawing of a road curving through a wooded landscape with large trees and a rocky outcrop.

Scene with a Road Winding through a Wood

c. 1770

Brown ink sketch of two horse heads, a standing man in a tricorn hat, and a small animal study on pale paper.

Sketches: Figures and Animals

Grey-toned drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees on a grassy bank above a shallow stream with reeds.

Wooded Landscape with Stream

1750-59

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a stream, rocks, and a small figure crossing a bridge at right.

Wooded Landscape with a Man Crossing a Bridge

early 1780s

Muted landscape with a thatched cottage, church spire, tall trees, and small figures with sheep on a path.

Wooded Landscape with Village Scene

early 1770s (not later than 1772)

Grey wash drawing of a drover on a cart with calves, pulled by two horses along a hillside road under a cloudy sky.

Drover with Calves in a Country Cart

1755

Grey wash drawing of a wooded upland with an arched bridge, two walkers on a path, and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Upland Landscape with a Bridge

1780

Graphite sketch of two men with greyhounds in a wooded field, with a church spire on the distant horizon.

Woods Near a Village with Rabbit Catchers and Their Greyhounds

1750

Charcoal and chalk drawing of cattle and a standing figure near a cottage and trees on rising ground.

Landscape with Cattle by a Cottage

1770

Pencil landscape drawing of a stone arch bridge over a river, a church tower behind it, and a large tree on the right.

River Landscape with a Bridge and a Church

1781

Gray chalk drawing of a wooded valley with cattle, sheep, a herdsman, a stream, and a ruined hilltop building.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle, Buildings on a Hill, and Rustic Lovers

1770

Pencil drawing of a peasant reading a tombstone beside a ruined church among trees, with a path and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading an Inscription on a Tombstone beside a Ruined Church, Figures, Donkey, Sheep an…

1742

Brown wash drawing of trees, boulders, and a herdsman with two cows on a path beneath a pale sky.

Landscape with Cows

Black chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with billowing trees, two figures on a road, and houses on a hill.

Wooded Landscape with Figures and Houses on the Hill

Brown wash drawing of a thatched cottage, grazing cows, figures and trees in an open landscape.

Open Landscape with Figures, Cows and Cottage

1785

Sepia wash drawing of a wooded lane with a horse cart, figures walking, a dog, and large trees under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart and Figures Walking down a Lane

1760

Drawing of two cows wading in a stream beside a rocky bank, with a herdsman and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Cattle Watering by a Stream

Grey chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with trees, a campfire with figures at left, and a cow near a stream.

Wooded Landscape with Gypsy Encampment

1775

Study of a Cow

1755

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a reclining horned goat with its head raised, on tan paper.

Study of a Goat

1770

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a castle ruin on the right and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Castle

1785

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a cottage, small figures, and donkeys beside a path.

Wooded Landscape with Figures, Donkeys and Cottage

1767

Pencil and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with horseback riders crossing a bridge beneath large trees.

Wooded Landscape with Figures on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

1775

Brown wash drawing of figures beaching a boat on a shore, with sailing vessels, cliffs and a cloudy sky.

Coastal Scene with Figures and Boats

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a path, a cow, and small figures beneath billowing trees.

Wooded Landscape with Figures, Cottage and Cow

1785

Soft brown wash landscape with a winding path, dark trees, resting cattle on the left, and a hazy distant mountain.

Landscape and Cattle

Grey wash drawing of horseback travellers on a road approaching a village with a church spire and trees.

Travellers on Horseback Approaching a Village with a Spire

1765

Brown wash drawing of gnarled trees, a peasant with a staff, two donkeys on a path, and a distant cottage.

Wooded Landscape with Peasant and Donkeys

Sepia wash drawing of a wooded landscape with trees, a seated shepherd, sheep grazing, and a distant view.

Wooded Landscape with Shepherd and Sheep

1765

Grey wash drawing of a thatched cottage under a gnarled tree with figures at its doorway and a walker on the road.

Wooded Landscape with Figures outside a Cottage Door

1775

Brown and ochre wash drawing of a woodland pool with rocks beneath a leaning tree and foliage.

A Woodland Pool with Rocks and Plants

1765