Fine Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings - 9th December 2015

Lot 225

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) Wooded landscape with a country cart and figures Etching with...

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £4400

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Description

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

Wooded landscape with a country cart and figures

Etching with aquatint c.1785, published J & J Boydell, 1797

28 x 34.5cm; 11 x 13½in (plate size)

Provenance:

Hamilton Collection U.S.A.

William Weston, 2002

The Estate of Peter James Rankin

Exhibited:

Fogg Art Museum, Ref. 15829.8

Literature:

John Hayes, Gainsborough as Printmaker, No. 18, p.97