Flusslandschaft mit Brücke und Kirche

Thomas Gainsborough, 1781

The image is a pencil sketch seen from above, showing a landscape with a stone bridge over a river, two figures on the bridge, a tower in the background, trees, sky with clouds and birds. The pencil strokes vary in texture for different elements. The sketch is in shades of grey to depict shadows and highlights.
Künstler
Thomas Gainsborough
Datierung
1781
Gattung
Zeichnung
Technik
black chalk with white gouache on laid paper
Maße
28,5 × 34,5 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

The image is a pencil sketch seen from above, showing a landscape with a stone bridge over a river, two figures on the bridge, a tower in the background, trees, sky with clouds and birds. The pencil strokes vary in texture for different elements. The sketch is in shades of grey to depict shadows and highlights.

Thomas Gainsborough