A clump of trees by Thomas Gainsborough — Thomas Gainsborough. A clump of trees, ca. 1757. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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A clump of trees

by Thomas Gainsborough

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Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury 1727–1788 London)
Date: ca. 1757
Medium: Graphite, brush and gray wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (15.8 x 19.4 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Accession no.: 2013.100

Provenance

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