Sheep and Lambs by a Fence by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788 | saved.works

Sheep and Lambs by a Fence by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788

Sheep and Lambs by a Fence

Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788

ca. 1745

Oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art

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A pastoral scene depicts several sheep and lambs resting and standing near a fence and a rocky incline under a cloudy sky. Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker in honor of Amy R. W. Meyers, Director of the Yale Center for British Art

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sheep lamb fence asymmetrical balance diagonal sweep shallow space eye-level view animals pastoral landscape nature farm

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