Lot Essay
Attached to the reverse of the panel is a sheet with inscriptions 'Jan:23d. 1769/first with Towns - G.W. and 3 Times/with MS Var : of my turn [?]...', and 'a present from Mr.Gainsborough to/his friend Col. St. Paul much valued'
Described by Dr. John Hayes (op. cit., p.178) as 'a charachteristic example of Gainsborough's pen and wash drawings of the late 1760s'.
This label gives one of the few fixed dates relevant to a Gainsborough drawing. In addition Hayes describes this work as 'a characteristic example of Gainsborough's pen and wash drawings of the late 1760s
Described by Dr. John Hayes (op. cit., p.178) as 'a charachteristic example of Gainsborough's pen and wash drawings of the late 1760s'.
This label gives one of the few fixed dates relevant to a Gainsborough drawing. In addition Hayes describes this work as 'a characteristic example of Gainsborough's pen and wash drawings of the late 1760s