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Gainsborough Sketching in Woods

A work made of black crayon on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of black crayon on cream laid paper.

Date:

c. 1747

Artist:

Attributed to Thomas Gainsborough
English, 1727-1788

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Thomas Gainsborough

Title

Gainsborough Sketching in Woods

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1742–1752

Medium

Black crayon on cream laid paper

Dimensions

14.7 × 19.2 cm (5 13/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.1230

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