River Landscape with a Bridge and a Church

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.
Művész
Thomas Gainsborough
Datálás
1781
Műfaj
Rajz
Technika
black chalk with white gouache on laid paper
Méretek
28,5 × 34,5 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

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