Wooded Landscape with a Herdsman Seated

Wooded Landscape with a Herdsman Seated is an oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough, from 1748. It is in the collection of Gainsborough's House.

Wooded Landscape with a Herdsman Seated
ArtistThomas Gainsborough
Year1748 (1748)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions49 cm × 65 cm (19 in × 26 in)
LocationGainsborough's House, Sudbury

Description

The painting's dimensions are 49 × 65 centimeters. It is an early landscape that resembles that of Sudbury, Suffolk.[1]

Provenance

The painting was sold at Christie's 1985, and sold at Sotheby's in 1986. It was purchased with support from the National Art Collections Fund, for £220,000, in 1990.[2]

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References

  • Maria Peitcheva (19 March 2016). Gainsborough: 295 Colour Plates. Maria Peitcheva. pp. 178–. ISBN 978-88-925-7347-5.
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