The image shows a pastoral scene with reapers working in a field. A man on horseback is on the left, a woman holds a bundle of grain in the center, and other individuals are also reaping and bundling the harvest. A dog sits near agricultural tools and jugs. In the background, there is a faint silhouette of a spire, possibly representing a rural church or village structure. The landscape includes detailed trees and a horizon visible in the distance. The color palette is in muted sepia tones.

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Reapers

George Stubbs (British, 1724 - 1806)

1791

Medium: stipple and roulette on laid paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: sheet: 48.26 × 68.58 cm (19 × 27 in.), trimmed to platemark
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Purchased as the Gift of the Krugman Family Foundation Fund and Anonymous Donor
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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