• Thomas Gainsborough: His Life and Art, Jack Lindsay, (HarperCollins, 1982). A Nest of Nightingales: Thomas Gainsborough, The Linley Sisters.
  • The portrait and landscape painter, Thomas Gainsborough is considered one of the most important British artists of the late 18th century.
  • Thomas Gainsborough was not a typical Rococo artist and in many ways his work is more aligned with the Romantic movement.
  • The Blue Boy, oil painting created by English artist Thomas Gainsborough about 1770. The full-length portrait is one of the most recognized paintings in art history.
  • Thomas Gainsborough was born in 1727 in Sudbury, England. His father was a rather well-to-do weaver who was impressed by his son’s talent for drawing.
  • Thomas Gainsborough’s A wooded landscape with a herdsman, cows and sheep near a pool (circa 1786), considered one of the most beautiful Gainsborough...
  • Below are 7 paintings made by the great Thomas Gainsborough that showcase his skill and innovative spirit. 1. Thomas Gainsborough’s Homeland: Sudbury...
  • Thomas Gainsborough was one of the most influential artists of the 18th century, known best for his portraits but also for his profound…
  • Thomas Gainsborough was a British landscape painter and portraitist and is considered to be one of the greatest portraitists of the 18th century.
  • Image: Detail from Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of the Artist with his Wife and Daughter, about 1748.