Victoria and Albert Museum
The world’s greatest museum of art and design
Opening times
10.00 to 17.45 daily
10.00 to 22.00 Fridays
Memory Maps: Selected Paintings and Drawings
Open Landscape with Peasants, Cows, Sheep, Cottages and Pool
Open Landscape with Peasants, Cows, Sheep, Cottages and Pool
Gainsborough painted many landscapes depicting cottagers and their animals in a highly idealised state of rustic contentment. They express his nostalgia at a time of rapid change in rural areas.
