Wooded landscape with two peasant boys, donkey and cottage
Maker
(artist)
1727-1788
1727-1788
Title
Wooded landscape with two peasant boys, donkey and cottage
Date of Production
1759
Medium
graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 30.6 cm
Width: 38.8 cm
Width: 38.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1961.XX.1
Mode of Acquisition
John S. Newberry, gift, 1961
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Sir John Charles Robinson, London (1824-1913); probably his sale, Christie's (London), 21 April 1902, lot 116; purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); John Mitchell; John S. Newberry, New York; Newberry Gift 1961
Exhibition History
Thomas Gainsborough, Tate Britain, London, 24/10/2002-19/01/2003
Thomas Gainsborough, Ferrara & Italy, 07/06/1998-30/08/1998
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992 ...More
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/06/1979-01/09/1979
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976-78
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
Old master drawings, Newark Museum, 17/03/1960-22/05/1960 ...Less
Thomas Gainsborough, Ferrara & Italy, 07/06/1998-30/08/1998
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992 ...More
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/06/1979-01/09/1979
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976-78
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
Old master drawings, Newark Museum, 17/03/1960-22/05/1960 ...Less
Literature
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 53
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
no. 238 and pp. 34, 38, 42, 75, 164
pl. 74
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976 - 1978
cat. no. 10
ill. ...More
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1979
cat. no. 18
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 88, p. 73
ill. on p. 91
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 90
ill. on p. 205
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 33
pp. 74, 180
ill. on p. 75
Thomas Gainsborough, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, 1998
no. 64
ill.
Gainsborough, Tate Gallery, 2002
no. 27
ill. on p. 76 ...Less
cat. no. 53
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
no. 238 and pp. 34, 38, 42, 75, 164
pl. 74
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976 - 1978
cat. no. 10
ill. ...More
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1979
cat. no. 18
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 88, p. 73
ill. on p. 91
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 90
ill. on p. 205
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 33
pp. 74, 180
ill. on p. 75
Thomas Gainsborough, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, 1998
no. 64
ill.
Gainsborough, Tate Gallery, 2002
no. 27
ill. on p. 76 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: none
Inscription: Recto: lower left (in margin), graphite, signed and dated: “Gainsborough fec. 1759”; lower right (in margin), graphite: “1”. Mount (removed): Verso: upper centre, graphite: “Gift of John S. NEWBERRY, / CARLTON HOUSE (Apt. 6) / MADISON AVENUE AT 62nd ST. / NEW YORK, N.Y.”; lower left, graphite: "Gainsborough no. no."
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left (in margin), graphite, signed and dated: “Gainsborough fec. 1759”; lower right (in margin), graphite: “1”. Mount (removed): Verso: upper centre, graphite: “Gift of John S. NEWBERRY, / CARLTON HOUSE (Apt. 6) / MADISON AVENUE AT 62nd ST. / NEW YORK, N.Y.”; lower left, graphite: "Gainsborough no. no."
Collector's mark: none.
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