attributed to Thomas Gainsborough

A Cottage, Cart, Horsemen, Etc.

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In Tate Britain

Prints and Drawings Room

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Artist
Attributed to Thomas Gainsborough 1727–1788
Medium
Graphite and chalk on paper
Dimensions
Support: 189 x 258 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Reference
T08920

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Gainsborough's drawing style and subject matter have much been imitated by other artists, making attribution of this drawing difficult. The identification of the media used here is also difficult: it has the greyness of charcoal but also the hardness, striations and scratches most common with black chalk. The artist has worked quickly using long diagonal strokes broadly over the sheet to suggest the trees and foreground areas. In defining the cart with denser chalk lines he has evoked the motion of the wheel.

Gallery label, September 2004

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