# A Ploughman [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [WHEATLEY, Francis]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 155 x 216 cm ## Commentary This canvas shows a ploughman with his team by a wood at evening. In the background the country church can be seen. The plough depicted in this painting is a carriage-plough of a type which was developed in England towards the end of the 18th century, and which radically improved the productivity of the ploughing-team. The painting, the last major work by the artist on this scale, was exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. ## Related artworks - [A View of Glen Molaur]() - [Fresh Gathered Peas]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()