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The image depicts a landscape sketch viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. Various elements are visible in the scene, such as a row of trees in the distance that hides the horizon. Two dogs are near a stream or puddle, with two figures standing nearby and holding long sticks. In the background, a herd of cows grazes. The sketch uses soft, flowing lines with graphite shading to capture the scene in a monochromatic color palette of shades of grey and black.

Woods Near a Village with Rabbit Catchers and Their Greyhounds

Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727 - 1788)

late 1750s · graphite on laid paper

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Mrs. Iola S. Haverstick in memory of her father, Eugene W. Stetson, and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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