THE PROPERTY OF A LADY DECEASED
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (1727-1788)

A Herdsman with Cattle

Details
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (1727-1788)
A Herdsman with Cattle
watercolour, white chalk and varnish, unframed
9 x 12½ in. (22.9 x 32.7 cm.)

Lot Essay

This watercolour dates from about 1775 and can be compared with a similar drawing illustrated in J. Hayes, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London, 1970, vol. II, pl. 130.
We are grateful to Hugh Belsey for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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