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Drawing

18th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Gainsborough, Thomas (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (drawn)

Landscape; Storm effect, wayfarers taking shelter under a bank, near an overhanging tree; the spire of a church in the distance; Drawn in water colours, varnished to imitate an oil sketch.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawn in black chalk, water colours and oils, varnished to imitate an oil sketch
Paper
Water-Colour
Varnish
Drawing (Image-Making)
Painting (Image-Making)
Varnishing
Brief description
Watercolour by Gainsborough, Thomas (RA); Landscape; Storm effect, wayfarers taking shelter under a bank, near an overhanging tree; the spire of a church in the distance; Drawn in water colours, varnished to imitate an oil sketch; English School; 18th century. [Standard half imperial mount]
Physical description
Landscape; Storm effect, wayfarers taking shelter under a bank, near an overhanging tree; the spire of a church in the distance; Drawn in water colours, varnished to imitate an oil sketch.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3in
  • Width: 10.4in
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 26cm
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
English School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Landscape
Tree
Church
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough (London 1970), no. 384
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.678

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Record createdOctober 30, 2009
Record URL
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