The image shows a pastoral scene with a low horizon, distant hills, sparse trees, and a wooden cart being drawn by two oxen with a man on top. There are clouds above the horizon and the brushstrokes create texture, capturing details like the cart's wood grain and foliage tufts. The color scheme is monochromatic, suggesting the image is a drawing or print, evoking a serene atmosphere. The ground is textured with rocks along a pathway leading towards the cart and the countryside.
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Drover with Calves in a Country Cart

Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727 - 1788)

c. 1755

Medium
graphite with gray wash on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 24.1 x 29.2 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Howard Sturges
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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