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Wooded Landscape with Gypsies Gathered Round a Fire, 1753/54. Etching on ivory wove paper.

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Etching on ivory wove paper · Image: 47.1 × 41.9 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Wooded Landscape with Gypsies Gathered Round a Fire
Artist
Thomas Gainsborough English, 1727-1788
Date
1753/54
Medium
Etching on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 47.1 × 41.9 cm (18 9/16 × 16 1/2 in.); Sheet: 50.5 × 45 cm (19 15/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
Credit line
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1727–1788

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Wooded Landscape with Gypsies Gathered Round a Fire · Thomas Gainsborough, 1753/54
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