Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir
Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788)
c. 1782–1783
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 70.5 × 91 cm · framed: 89.5 × 110 × 8 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession Number
1984.59
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.