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Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough
Self-portrait (1759)
Born
Baptised(1727-05-14)14 May 1727
Died2 August 1788(1788-08-02) (aged 61)
London, England
Resting placeSt Anne's Church, Kew
EducationHubert-François Gravelot, Francis Hayman
Known for
Notable workMr and Mrs Andrews
The Blue Boy
MovementRococo
Spouse
Margaret Burr
(m. 1746)
Children2

Thomas Gainsborough RA FRSA (/ˈɡnzbərə/; 14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds,[1] he is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century.[2] He painted quickly, and the works of his maturity are characterised by a light palette and easy strokes. Despite being a prolific portrait painter, Gainsborough gained greater satisfaction from his landscapes.[3] He is credited (with Richard Wilson) as the originator of the 18th-century British landscape school. Gainsborough was a founding member of the Royal Academy.

  1. ^ Roya Nikkhah (25 November 2012). "Reynolds and Gainsborough - artistic rivals' reconciliation revealed in Royal Academy show". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ Steven A. Nash; Lynn Federle Orr; California Palace of the Legion of Honor; Marion C. Stewart (1999). Masterworks of European Painting in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Hudson Hills. p. 111. ISBN 9781555951825.
  3. ^ Mary Woodall (1939). Gainsborough's Landscape Drawings. Faber & Faber. p. 1.

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