Question

The emphasis on pastoral landscape and strolling couples in many late 18th-century embroidery samplers suggests the influence of:

Answer 1

​The answer is: British Estates

The influence came from how the British farmers arrange their living location since the feudal era.

They put their houses in the middle of field surrounded by Livstocks, crops, vegetable garden, etc in order to make their work location closer to where they live. Strolling couples also influence how artists made their landscape since it's one of the most popular dating activities at that time (Probably the equivalent of modern day's 'going to the movie')

Answer 2

Cynthia Burr was one of the students of Mary Balch. At the age of 16, she already made a very beautiful sampler. The significant pastoral landscapes and the couples that were strolling in the sampler patterns suggest the influence of the British.