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Thomas Gainsborough
British, 1727 - 1788
A Wooded Landscape with Figures by a House
c. 1752
Image Caption
Thomas Gainsborough, A Wooded Landscape with Figures by a House, c. 1752, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.81
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 7 in. (22.2 x 17.8 cm)
Object Number
2007.8.81
Acquisition
Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007
Status
On View
Select Bibliography
Neill, Angus. "On the Market: An Important Early Gainsborough." The British Art Journal. 1.1. Alberge, Dalya. "Little Wonder is a Big Shock for Auctioneers." The Times, 08 April 1999. Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
The artist; Mrs. Thomas Gainsborough, his wife, by descent; Margaret Gainsborough, the artist’s daughter, by descent; Wynn Ellis, sale, Christie’s, London, 27 Mar. 1858, no. 12; sale, Christie’s, South Kensington, July 1998, as Thomas Churchyard, sold to Felder; [Felder Fine Art, London in 1998]; [Deborah Gage (Works of Art), Ltd., London, sold to Manton, Mar. 2000]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (2000–d. 2005); Diana Morton, his daughter, by descent (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.