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Thomas Gainsborough

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Painting of a rocky wooded landscape with a stream, grazing sheep, and misty mountains under a pale sky.

Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir

c. 1782-1783

Painting of a wooded upland road with cattle, sheep, travelers, cottages and a stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Upland Landscape

probably 1783

Oil portrait of two men, one holding a silver cup and one seated in a blue uniform, with a dog and green drapery.

Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford

about 1784-1785

Painting of a thatched cottage and figures on a hill, with an ox cart on a dirt road under a cloudy sky.

Landscape With A Cottage And Cart

1784

Loose brown-toned landscape with dark trees, a winding road, mounted riders, and a cluster of buildings on the left.

Wooded Landscape with Mounted Peasants

1772

Oil landscape of a river valley with a horseman watering his horse, a gnarled tree, cattle and a farmhouse under clouds.

View in Suffolk

1755

Loose painting of nude women bathing in a woodland stream beside a waterfall, under dark overhanging trees.

Diana and Actaeon

1785

Painting of a wooded landscape with a pond, thatched cottage, cattle on a path, and stormy clouds overhead.

en

1746

Painting of cows drinking at a stone fountain with a shepherd and seated woman under trees at dusk.

Small Landscape

Landscape painting of a ruined castle on a hill, a river with two figures on rocks, a wooden bridge, and red-roofed cottages.

Landscape

1770

Portrait of a standing man and seated woman in a landscape with an oak tree, wheat sheaves and a dog beside them.

Mr. und Mrs. Andrews

1750

Painting of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a dirt path, small figures resting, and a stormy grey sky.

Cornard Wood, near Sudbury, Suffolk

1748

Painting of fashionably dressed people strolling under tall trees on a park avenue, with small dogs in the foreground.

The Mall in St. James's Park

1783

Painting of a mountain landscape with travelers crossing a stone bridge, a cliff with trees, and a cottage under a soft eveni

Mountain Landscape with Bridge

c. 1783/1784

Painting of fishermen pulling a rowboat ashore by a rocky cliff, with sailboats on rough sea under cloudy sky.

Seashore with Fishermen

c. 1781/1782

Three young women in pastel silk dresses with powdered hair before a landscape and red drapery, by Gainsborough, 1784.

The Three Eldest Princesses: Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828), Augusta (1768-1840) and Elizabeth (1770-1840)

1784

Painting of riders and pack horses on a wooded road, with cattle drinking at a pool and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Road from Market

1767

Painting of a harvest wagon with women and horses on a dirt road under large trees, with a pond and sky beyond.

Der Erntewagen

1767

Painting of children playing outside a thatched cottage under a large tree, with women at the door and a man carrying sticks.

The Cottage Door

1773

Painting of riders and laden donkeys on a country road beneath billowing clouds, with a church spire in the distance.

Returning From Market

1771

Landscape with wooded river, peasants resting on a path, a church tower, sailboats, and a cloudy sky.

Wooded River Landscape with Peasants Resting and Church Tower

1750

Oil painting of two cows in a landscape with a shepherd and milkmaid beneath a tree under a stormy sky.

Landscape with two cows with a shepherd and a milkmaid

1786

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)

Engraved landscape with a gnarled tree, thatched cottage, winding road, and a resting figure under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

1750

Monochrome landscape with a herdsman driving cattle over an arched bridge, a ruined tower, and seated lovers in the foregroun

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle

1779

Etching of cows grazing beneath trees with a herdsman on a hill, a distant village, and a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cows

1797

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

Grey wash landscape drawing of a horse-drawn cart on a road beneath large trees, with figures and a bare stump at right.

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart and Figures

1785

Brown wash landscape of a horseback rider and walker with a dog near a stream and stone bridge under trees.

Hilly Landscape with Figures Approaching a Bridge

1763

Grey wash drawing of a covered cart and horsemen on a country road beneath a tree and misty hills.

Open Landscape with Horsemen and Covered Cart

1780

Pencil drawing of a sunlit path winding through a wood, with tall trees and dense shadowed foliage on both sides.

A Sunlit Path through a Wood

1750/59

Moonlit landscape with cattle at a pool, leaning trees, a standing figure and a distant cottage, drawn in chalk on brown pape

A Moonlit Landscape with Cattle by a Pool

1780

Grey-toned drawing of a forest path with tall trees, a rocky hill, and a grazing animal on the right.

Forest landscape

Grey wash drawing of an open landscape with a herdsman, cows, grazing sheep, a leaning tree, and a pool under cloudy skies.

Open Landscape with Herdsman, Cows, and Sheep

ca. 1785