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The image shows a landscape with a small figure standing among trees. The horizon is not clearly defined but is indicated by a line of trees. The artwork is monochrome, likely using ink or watercolor with expressive brushstrokes creating a textured effect. The foreground has darker, dense foliage while the background has lighter, softer colors resembling clouds. The color palette consists of black, gray, and white tones.
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The image shows a landscape with a small figure standing among trees. The horizon is not clearly defined but is indicated by a line of trees. The artwork is monochrome, likely using ink or watercolor with expressive brushstrokes creating a textured effect. The foreground has darker, dense foliage while the background has lighter, softer colors resembling clouds. The color palette consists of black, gray, and white tones.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Rocky Wooded Landscape with a Figure by a Stream

Thomas Gainsborough

Date
1781
Medium
black and gray wash with pen and black ink on tan laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.5 × 40.2 cm (11 1/4 × 15 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2022.40.56
Credit line
Gift of Donald Stone
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Water
  • Rock
Provenance

Earl of St. Germans, Port Eliot; by descent; (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, after 1970); purchased 1978 by Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

NGA object ID 141373. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.