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The image shows a landscape with a windmill on a hill in the distance. There are two horses and figures near a cart closer to the viewer. The drawing is done with charcoal in a dynamic style. The background has hints of structures. The color palette is mainly grey and black on a light-colored paper.
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The image shows a landscape with a windmill on a hill in the distance. There are two horses and figures near a cart closer to the viewer. The drawing is done with charcoal in a dynamic style. The background has hints of structures. The color palette is mainly grey and black on a light-colored paper.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Cart with Two Horses near a Windmill

David Cox

Medium
black chalk heightened with white gouache on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 8.6 x 10.8 cm (3 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.35
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Landscape
  • United Kingdom
  • landscape
  • Windmill
Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1984-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

NGA object ID 75948. 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.