Skip to main content

Thatched barn with a child standing by a pool in a landscape: R.D.?

Awaiting location update

Titles

Thatched barn with a child standing by a pool in a landscape

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gainsborough, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Wellesley; H.S. Reitlinger

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 348 mm
Width: 449 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1866

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

White chalk
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black and white chalk on brown laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T. Gainsborough / Welles. Colln. (no. 537) / F.J. Palgrave[?] 1866 / OM Exh / 1879
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Exhibited at the Old Masters' Exhibition Royal Academy 1879
  • Location: Mount, lower left of drawing
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Text: Coll. Wellesley
  • Location: Mount, lower right of drawing
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Text: Born / 1727 / T. GAINSBOROUGH R.A. / Died / 1788.
  • Location: Mount, below
  • Method of creation: Gold

Identification numbers

Accession number: R.D.?
Primary reference Number: 81794

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Thatched barn with a child standing by a pool in a landscape" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/81794 Accessed: 2024-05-08 23:11:57

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/81794 |title=Thatched barn with a child standing by a pool in a landscape |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-08 23:11:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-81794

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Tile

Tile

Accession Number: C.2815-1928

An image of Painting

The Blue Pool

Accession Number: PD.14-1976

An image of Print

Two farmers with their dog

Accession Number: 31.K.12-123

An image of Painting

Landscape with a pool

Accession Number: PD.3-1966

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Boy with Cat (Jean Bourgoint)

Boy with Cat (Jean Bourgoint)

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Ship in Harbour

Ship in Harbour

£30.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

Featured image for the project: Gainsborough and the lay figure

Gainsborough and the lay figure

Featured image for the project: Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

Featured image for the project: Landscape, 1873

Landscape, 1873

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo