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Thomas Gainsborough FRSA (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. He surpassed his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds to become the dominant British portraitist of the second half of the 18th century.
- British
- May 14, 1727
- Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- August 2, 1788
Thomas Gainsborough (Sudbury, bautizado el 14 de mayo de 1727 - Londres, 2 de agosto de 1788) fue un pintor de paisajes y retratista inglés. considerado como uno de los grandes maestros del retrato y del paisaje.
- British
- Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Style
- Later life
- Background and education
Gainsborough was, with Reynolds (his main rival), the leading portrait painter in England in the later 18th century. The feathery brushwork of his mature work and rich sense of colour contribute to the enduring popularity of his portraits. Unlike Reynolds, he avoids references to Italian Renaissance art or the Antique, and shows his sitters in fash...
He was a founding member of the Royal Academy, though he later quarrelled with it over the hanging of his pictures. He became a favourite painter of George III and his family.
He was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, the son of a wool manufacturer. He trained in London, and set up in practice in Ipswich about 1752. In 1759 he moved to Bath, a fashionable spa town, attracting many clients for his portraits. He settled in London in 1774. His private inclination was for landscape and rustic scenes, and his amusing letters record hi...
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- British
Thomas Gainsborough achieved name and fame as the best-known English artist of the 18 th century for his outstanding innovations and techniques in both landscape and portraiture. Having been introduced to the Rococo style of art in the early part of his career, Gainsborough's works echoed luxury and leisure of aristocratic society through ...
- British
- May 14, 1727
- Sudbury, England
- August 2, 1788
Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century.
Collection. Thomas Gainsborough. An image of Thomas Gainsborough's Self-portrait (c. 1759). On loan from the National Portrait Gallery, 2022. Thomas Gainsborough (1727–88) was one of the most fashionable portrait painters of his day and a pioneer of British landscape painting.
