Coastal scene with shipping and cattle

British artists too became fascinated by Cuyp. Richard Wilson and Thomas Gainsborough were among the first. Gainsborough was 'passionately fond' of paintings by Cuyp. This work is clearly indebted to the Dutch master.

Thomas Gainsborough, Coastal Scene with Shipping and Cattle, c. 1781-1782, Canvas, 76.2 x 63.5 cm, Houston, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation