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Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir

Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir

c. 1782–1783
(British, 1727–1788)
Framed: 89.5 x 110 x 8 cm (35 1/4 x 43 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 70.5 x 91 cm (27 3/4 x 35 13/16 in.)

Did You Know?

Gainsborough collected and was inspired by Dutch landscape painting.

Description

In a sketchy manner, Gainsborough convincingly singled out the various elements comprising this sweeping landscape—meadow, rocks, trees—by only slightly varying colors and brushstrokes. At the same time, however, a great sense of unity prevails. Although the bulk of Gainsborough's artistic output was portraits, he insisted that landscape was his first love.
  • 1904
    F. Fleischmann (1904), sold to O. Ashscroft
    1904
    O. Ashscroft, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    ?-1984
    (Colnaghi, London, United Kingdom, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1984-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • "Year in Review for 1984." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art LXXII (April 1985): 163-207. Reproduced: p. 183, no. 16; Mentioned: p. 200
    Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Museum, 1991. Reproduced: p. 118
    Chong, Alan. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. Reproduced: p. 81
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    Art-Commerce-Scholarship: A Window onto the Art World: Colnaghi 1760-1984. P & D Colnaghi & Co., LTd, London, United Kingdom ( November 7- December 15, 1984).
    Prague, National Gallery and Bratislava, National Gallery of Slovakia, British Council, (1969).
    Zwei Jahrhunderte Britischer Maleri: Das grosse Zietalter von hogrth bis Turner, Museum for Volerkunde, Vienna, Austria, British Council,(1969).
    Le Paysage Anglais de Gainsborough a Turner. Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, France (February to April 1953)
    Madrid, Lisbon,and British Arts Council. (1949).
    La Peinture Anglaise XVIII and XIX Siecles. The Louvre Museum, Paris, France (1938).
    Sassoon, United Kingdom (1936).
    Ipswich, United Kingdom (1927).
    Pictures Illustrative of the Evolution of Painting from the 18th century to the present day, Norwich Castle Museum, Norfolk, United Kingdom (1925).
    A well-known private collection of the Dutch and early English schools formed during the last 30 years. Agnew's, London, United Kingdom (1915).
  • {{cite web|title=Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir|url=false|author=Thomas Gainsborough|year=c. 1782–1783|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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