Wooded Landscape with Riders

Thomas Gainsborough (artist); John & Josiah Boydell (publishers)

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a wooded path with a group of three riders on horseback traveling from left to right. Tall trees dominate the scene, with no visible horizon due to the tree canopy. The brushstrokes are fluid and loose, with a monochromatic color palette of gray and brown. The path curves into the distance within the forest.