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Thomas Gainsborough

1727–1788 · British

Born
1727 · Sudbury
Died
1788 · London

140 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Thomas Gainsborough was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker who specialized in portrait and landscape painting. He was a founding member of the Royal Academy and is credited as the originator of the 18th-century British landscape school.

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Thomas Gainsborough (; 14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker who specialised in portrait and landscape painting. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he was one of the most important British artists of the 18th century. 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. 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.

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Selected from 140 works by Thomas Gainsborough in the Collect24 Registry.

Thomas Gainsborough, A Lady Walking in a Garden with a Child

Thomas Gainsborough

A Lady Walking in a Garden with a Child, about 1785

Black chalk with stumping and heightened with white pastel, on light brown paper

50.8 × 22.1 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-214140

Thomas Gainsborough, Mrs. Sarah Siddons

Thomas Gainsborough

Mrs. Sarah Siddons, 1785

black chalk with extensive stump work with traces of white gouache

46.8 × 35.3 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-191559

Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford

Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford, about 1784–1785

Oil on canvas

146.1 × 173.4 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-135899

Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of James Christie (1730 - 1803)

Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of James Christie (1730 - 1803), 1778

Oil on canvas

127.6 × 102.2 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-135898

Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield

Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield, 1777–1778

Oil on canvas

221 × 156.2 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-132632

Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers

Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers, 1769

oil on canvas

234.3 × 154.3 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-109248

Thomas Gainsborough, The Rev. Humphry Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough

The Rev. Humphry Gainsborough, 1770

oil paint

59.7 × 49.5 cm

Yale Center for British Art

C24-464522

Thomas Gainsborough, Admiral Sir Charles Thompson, Bt

Thomas Gainsborough

Admiral Sir Charles Thompson, Bt, 1774

oil paint

101.6 × 127 cm

Tate

C24-462435

Thomas Gainsborough, Gainsborough Dupont

Thomas Gainsborough

Gainsborough Dupont, 1772

oil paint

36.2 × 44.5 cm

Tate

C24-462764

Thomas Gainsborough, The Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough

The Bridge, 1786

oil paint

48.3 × 40 cm

Tate

C24-462677

Thomas Gainsborough, John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll

Thomas Gainsborough

John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, 1767

oil paint

235 × 154.3 cm

National Galleries Scotland

C24-460737

Thomas Gainsborough, Captain the Hon. Charles Phipps, 1753–86

Thomas Gainsborough

Captain the Hon. Charles Phipps, 1753–86, 1785

oil paint

51 × 38 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

C24-460446

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