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.
Уметник
Thomas Gainsborough
Датовање
1781
Врста
Drawing
Техника
black chalk with white gouache on laid paper
Димензије
28.5 × 34.5 cm
Збирка
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Лиценца
Јавно добро, CC0

Опис слике

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