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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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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, Miss Elizabeth Singleton

Thomas Gainsborough

Miss Elizabeth Singleton, 1769

oil paint

29.8 × 34.9 cm

Tate

C24-462537

Thomas Gainsborough, Abel Moysey

Thomas Gainsborough

Abel Moysey, 1764

oil paint

45.7 × 57.8 cm

Tate

C24-462663

Thomas Gainsborough, Wooded Landscape with a Man Crossing a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with a Man Crossing a Bridge, early 1780s

Black and white chalk, brush and gray ink, gray wash and with body color on tan paper

27.6 × 36.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-936944

Thomas Gainsborough, Wooded Landscape with Country Cart, Cottage and Figures

Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart, Cottage and Figures, 1784–86

Soft-ground etching; first state

27.9 × 34.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-453655

Thomas Gainsborough, Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church

Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church, August 1, 1797

Hand-colored soft-ground etching and aquatint; fourth state of four

32.5 × 39.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-441587

Thomas Gainsborough, Wooded Landscape with Two Country Carts and Figures

Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Two Country Carts and Figures, August 1, 1797

Hand-colored soft-ground etching and aquatint; second state of two

32.4 × 39.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-439043

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