River Landscape with a Bridge and a Church
Thomas Gainsborough, 1781
- Artiste
- Thomas Gainsborough
- Datation
- 1781
- Catégorie
- Dessin
- Technique
- black chalk with white gouache on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 28,5 × 34,5 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Domaine public, CC0
Description de l’image
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.