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Collection Online as of April 12, 2026

An etching in black and gray ink depicts a pastoral landscape where an arched stone bridge spans the center. Two figures sit on the left edge, while herdsmen drive cattle and a horseman toward the right. Behind them, a ruined tower rises beside trees rendered with heavy, expressive hatching that creates deep shadows. Below the arches, water flows into the foreground, framed by dark, textured slopes and a light sky where several birds fly overhead.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen Driving Cattle

1779–1780

Thomas Gainsborough

(British, 1727–1788)
England, 18th century
etching
Sheet: 32.2 x 41.2 cm (12 11/16 x 16 1/4 in.); Image: 29.9 x 38.9 cm (11 3/4 x 15 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1986.27
Catalogue raisonné: Hayes 11
Location: Not on view
  • The Birth and Flowering of British Romantic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-July 22, 1990).
    Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).
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