1783
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Wooded Upland Landscape with Cattle at a Watering Place is a 1783 watercolor by Thomas Gainsborough, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a quiet countryside scene. A small stream winds through the grass, with a few sheep drinking by the water. Trees and bushes line the banks, and a big rock juts up in the background. The hills in the distance are soft and hazy. The artist used light washes of color, leaving much of the paper visible. This loose style makes the scene feel fresh and quick, like a quick sketch in nature. Look up Thomas Gainsborough next—he often painted landscapes like this.
The work is a watercolour on white laid paper mounted on card by Thomas Gainsborough from 1783, showing a wooded upland scene with cattle gathered at a watering place. A Strasbourg lily watermark appears on the paper, and faint pencil writing remains along the lower edge of the card support.
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Thomas Gainsborough (; 14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker who specialised in portrait and landscape painting.
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