Figure Study for 'The Housemaid'
Charcoal- WallArt
- Romanticism
1788- Early Modern
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 – 1788)
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788): Explore the elegant portraits & landscapes of this British master, Royal Academy founder & influence on Constable.
About this artwork
- Title: Figure Study for 'The Housemaid'
- Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
- Year: 1788
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Medium: Charcoal
- Period: Early Modern
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: early work – exploration, "melancholy
- Keywords: charcoal drawing, “introspective art”, romantic painting
Quick Facts
- Subject or theme: Portrait of a woman in period attire
- Medium: Charcoal on paper
- Year: 1788
- Movement: Romanticism/Neoclassicism
- Notable elements or techniques: Gestural, expressive charcoal strokes
- Artistic style: Romanticism/Neoclassicism
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