Landscape with Figure
A man who holds a long-handled tool, perhaps a scythe, kneels before a small cottage surrounded by trees. The attribution is not certain but aspects of the draftsmanship resemble works by George Morland, who specialized in rustic subjects.
Artwork Details
- Title: Landscape with Figure
- Artist: Attributed to George Morland (British, London 1763–1804 London)
- Former Attribution: John Constable (British, East Bergholt 1776–1837 Hampstead)
- Date: late 18th–early 19th century
- Medium: Black chalk on off-white wove paper, laid on gray wash-line mount
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.2 x 18.4 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
- Object Number: 08.227.6
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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