1993.237: Landscape with Trees and Fence

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1993.237

People

Thomas Gainsborough, British (Sudbury, England 1727 - 1788 London, England)

Title

Landscape with Trees and Fence

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th century

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/293680

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite, with scratchwork, coated with glue (?) on tan antique laid paper

Dimensions

15 x 19.4 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Albert and Priscilla S. England in honor of Agnes Mongan

Accession Year

1993

Object Number

1993.237

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• John Hayes, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, Yale University Press (U.S.) (New Haven and London, 1971), cat. no. 126
• Edward Saywell, Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1998), vol. 6, no. 2, checklist no. 36, p. 28
• Hugh Belsey, "A Second Supplement to John Hayes's 'The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough'", Master Drawings (Winter 2008), vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 427-541, p. 440

Exhibition History

• Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/03/1998 - 12/30/1998

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