Thomas Gainsborough
Wooded Landscape with a Woodcutter

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Artist Thomas Gainsborough(British, 1727–1788)British, 1727–1788

CultureBritish

Titles

Wooded Landscape with a Woodcutter

Datec. 1762–1763

PlaceEngland

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas or panel: 39 1/2 × 49 7/8 in. (100.3 × 126.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elizabeth Wymond Clark in memory of Harry C. Wiess

Object number61.9

Not on view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

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PAINTING

ProvenancePresented by Gainsborough to his physician, Dr. Rice Charlton at Bath; purchased by Dr. Freckleton’s father; [ Christie’s, London (?) 1 May 1858 as the property of Dr. Freckleton]; [Christie’s, London (?)12 July 1878 (as the property of Dr. Freckleton?) and purchased by Cox, the dealer]; sold to the Earl of Dudley; [sold at Christie’s, 16 June 1900]; [purchased by Agnew & Sons]; [sold to Messrs. Arthur Tooth & Son]; purchased Senator Charles W.A. Clark of Montana,1901; purchased by Mr. Charles Clark from sale held by [The American Art Association, Inc., January 11-12, 1926]; gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Wymond Clark in memory of Harry C. Wiess to MFAH, 1961.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Liverpool Royal Institution, 1823, lent by Dr. Freckleton

Exhibited: "Thomas Gainsborough," exhibition at the Tate Gallery, October 7 - December 14, 1980, London, England (LN:80.3).

Exhibited as part of the Pushkin exchange loans at the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, from September 1 to March 3, 2002 (LN:2001.32).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed at lower right: "Thomas Gainsborough"

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