Landweg met geboomte en boerenkar
1765 - 1769
Medium
brush
Dimensions
241; 317
About this artwork
monogram, linksonder, stempelen: ‘TG’ in goud
Art Historical Context
Thomas Gainsborough’s *Landweg met geboomte en boeren* captures the quiet poetry of the English countryside during the artist’s mature years. Created between 1765 and 1769, the drawing reflects Gainsborough’s lifelong fascination with rural scenes, which he often sketched during walks near his home in Suffolk and later in Bath. Although best known for his elegant portraits, Gainsborough regarded landscape as his true passion and frequently used such studies to explore light, atmosphere, and the rhythms of nature. Executed with brush on paper, the work measures just 241 by 317 millimetres, sug...
About the Artist
Thomas Gainsborough · 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough was born on 14 May 1727 in Sudbury, Suffolk, the youngest of nine children to wool dealer John Gainsborough and his wife Mary. Demonstrating prodigious talent from childhood, he sketched landscapes in the local woods and fields, fostering his lifelong passion for the genre. At age thirteen, he moved to London, where he trained under the French engraver and illustrator Hubert-Fr...