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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 — Thomas Gainsborough

1727–1788

(Baptised Sudbury, Suffolk, 14 May 1727; died London, 2 August 1788). English painter (of portraits, landscapes, and fancy pictures), draughtsman and occasional printmaker, one of the most individual geniuses in British art.

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Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)

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Miss Brummell c.1781–1782 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) (attributed to) and Gainsborough Dupont (1754–1797) (attributed to)

Miss Brummell c.1781–1782 English Heritage, Kenwood
Self Portrait 1774–1788 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) and Gainsborough Dupont (1754–1797)

Self Portrait 1774–1788 The Courtauld Gallery
The Right Honourable William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806) c.1787–1790 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) and Gainsborough Dupont (1754–1797)

The Right Honourable William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806) c.1787–1790 English Heritage, Kenwood
Sir Francis Basset (1747–1821) 1760s Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Sir Francis Basset (1747–1821) 1760s Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
John Pigott (1741–1816) c.1780 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

John Pigott (1741–1816) c.1780 North Somerset Council, Weston-super-Mare Museum
Descent from the Cross late 1760s Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Descent from the Cross late 1760s Gainsborough's House
Lady Alston c.1767 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Lady Alston c.1767 Gainsborough's House
Mrs Bedingfield and Her Daughter 1760–1770 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Mrs Bedingfield and Her Daughter 1760–1770 Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection
Samuel Kilderbee (1725–1813) 1750–1759 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Samuel Kilderbee (1725–1813) 1750–1759 Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection
James Johnstone the Elder (1730–1802), MD Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) (copy after)

James Johnstone the Elder (1730–1802), MD Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and the University of Worcester
Lambe Barry c.1759 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Lambe Barry c.1759 Gainsborough's House
Abel Moysey, MP (1743–1831) 1771 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Abel Moysey, MP (1743–1831) 1771 Gainsborough's House
Wooded Moonlight Landscape with a Pool and a Figure at the Door of a Cottage c.1781–1782 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Wooded Moonlight Landscape with a Pool and a Figure at the Door of a Cottage c.1781–1782 Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of the Painter's Two Daughters c.1758 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Portrait of the Painter's Two Daughters c.1758 Victoria and Albert Museum
Wooded River Landscape with a Fisherman in a Rowing Boat, High Banks and Distant Mountains c.1783–1784 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Wooded River Landscape with a Fisherman in a Rowing Boat, High Banks and Distant Mountains c.1783–1784 Victoria and Albert Museum
Coastal Scene with Sailing and Rowing Boats and Figures on the Shore c.1783 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Coastal Scene with Sailing and Rowing Boats and Figures on the Shore c.1783 Victoria and Albert Museum
Reverend Tobias Rustat (1716–1793) c.1756 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Reverend Tobias Rustat (1716–1793) c.1756 Gainsborough's House
George Lavington (1684–1762), Bishop of Exeter (1746–1762) mid-18th C Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) (copy of)

George Lavington (1684–1762), Bishop of Exeter (1746–1762) mid-18th C The Palace, Exeter
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–1792) c.1780 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–1792) c.1780 Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Portrait of an Unknown Associate of the Prince of Wales c.1781 Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)

Portrait of an Unknown Associate of the Prince of Wales c.1781 English Heritage, Kenwood

Thomas Gainsborough

1727–1788