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The Harvest Wagon

Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

The Harvest Wagon

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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A group of rustic figures travel in a harvest wagon at the end of the working day. The figures are unusually prominent for Gainsborough’s landscapes and are the result of careful study. Two of the women are based on the artist’s daughters whilst the landscape is inspired by the beautiful countryside around Bath where Gainsborough lived. Unlike his commissioned portraits, Gainsborough painted such landscapes for his own pleasure or as a speculation. This picture was given to his patron and friend Walter Wiltshire when the artist moved to London in 1774, as thanks for the presentation of the grey horse shown here.

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Title

The Harvest Wagon

Date

1767

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 120.5 x W 144.7 cm

Accession number

46.8

Acquisition method

purchased, 1946

Work type

Painting

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University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England

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Thomas Gainsborough

1727–1788

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