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Landscape with Herdsman and Cows crossing a bridge
Painter: Gainsborough, Thomas
History note: Sir Edward Black; Miss H. Fergusson to 1943; Leger Galleries; Rev. H. Atherton-Hart (acquired 1943) to 1999; Spink-Leger
Bought from the Fairhaven Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund.
Height: 41.5 cm
Width: 54 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2000) by Fairhaven Fund, The National Art Collections Fund
Production date: circa AD 1772
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Painting (image-making) : Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Accession number: PD.25-2000
Primary reference Number: 18347
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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