Thomas Gainsborough
English, 1727–1788
Landscape with Figures, Herdsman and Cattle at a Pool, and Distant Church
mid to late 1780s
Medium | watercolor and gouache with lead white on beige laid paper, fixed with gum, varnished with mastic |
Dimensions | Sheet: 8 11/16 x 12 1/16 in. (22.1 x 30.7 cm) |
Object Number | 2007.8.76 |
Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Thomas Gainsborough, Landscape with Figures, Herdsman and Cattle at a Pool, and Distant Church, mid to late 1780s, watercolor and gouache with lead white on beige laid paper, fixed with gum, varnished with mastic. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.76
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Provenance
Fitzwilliams of Wiganthorpe; Miss Elsie Fitzwilliam, by descent, sold to Worsley, 1956; Sir William Worsley (in 1956, given to Kent); Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, later Duchess of Kent, his daughter; [Spink & Son, Ltd., London, no. K3 8389 and P8416, sold to Manton, May 1991]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1991–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.