Thomas Gainsborough
English, 1727–1788
Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cow
early 1780s
| Medium | brush and black and gray wash with black and white chalks on cream laid paper, fixed with skim milk and/or gum |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 in. (26.7 x 35.6 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.80 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Thomas Gainsborough, Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cow, early 1780s, brush and black and gray wash with black and white chalks on cream laid paper, fixed with skim milk and/or gum. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.80
Provenance
Randall Davies; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London, sold to Egerton, 1938]; Mrs. J. Egerton (in 1938); private collection, by descent, sold to Deborah Gage (Works of Art), Ltd., London, as agent for Manton, Dec. 1999; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1999–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
