Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir

Gainsborough’s ‘Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir’ dates to around c. 1782–1783. Oil on canvas. It resides at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting reflects Gainsborough’s preference for landscapes over portraits, despite his reputation for the latter.

He painted quickly, achieving a light palette and fluid strokes, characteristics seen in this work.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.59