List of works featured works 7 all artworks by date 110 174. Thomas gainsborough 1727 1788 national gallery, london. Thomas gainsborough oil painting reproductions, 100% handpainted museum quality oil painting reproduction on canvas. Gainsborough, thomas article about gainsborough, thomas. Thomas gainsborough frsa 14 may 1727 baptised 2 august 1788 was an english portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. The day of his birth is unknown, but he was baptised at the independent meetinghouse, 14 may 1727. Shop for thomas gainsborough art prints from our community of independent artists and iconic brands. Some of his early portraits show the sitters grouped in a landscape mr. Thomas gainsborough national galleries of scotland. The artists sale, christies london, 11th may 1799, in lot 82, 84, or 88 sketchbooks. Thomas gainsborough paintings oil paintings fine art.
Gravelot was instrumental in introducing the french rococo pictorial tradition to england. Thomas gainsborough 1727 1788 was an english portrait and landscape artist, the most versatile english painter of the 18th century. See more ideas about thomas gainsborough, artist and english artists. His father, john gainsborough, was a dissenter, engaged in the wool manufactures of the town. The most famous paintings from artist gainsborough are listed below, with more information available on each on their respective pages.
Pages in category paintings by thomas gainsborough the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. He became a highly successful artist, first in ipswich, then in bath. He took in different parts of england during his distinguished career, covering london, suffolk and parts of the west country. There he studied with a noted french artist and was influenced by seventeenthcentury dutch landscape painting. His father was a schoolteacher involved with the wool trade. Thomas gainsborough by armstrong, walter, sir, 18501918. Thomas gainsborough 14 may 1727 baptised 2 august 1788 was an english portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.
Art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk. In gainsboroughs painting we see many of these activities. Delphi complete works of thomas gainsborough illustrated. Gainsborough wrote that cornard wood was actually painted at sudbury, in the year 1748, while he was still learning his craft. All thomas gainsborough paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. At the age of fourteen he impressed his father with his pencilling skills so that he let him go to london to study art in 1740. Thomas gainsborough240 paintings and drawings by narim. In 1740 he went to london and became the assistant and pupil of the french eng. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle. He concentrated on portraiture to make a living and continued to build on the grand manner of van dyck, but also. Thomas gainsborough, a british artist famous for his rendering of blue boy, was born in 1727, the youngest son of a weaver.
Gainsborough alone among the great portrait painters of the era also devoted serious attention to landscapes. Thomas gainsborough article about thomas gainsborough by. In his early years, gainsborough primarily painted landscapes and worked as a restorer for art dealers. Gainsborough was, with reynolds his main rival, the leading portrait painter in england in the later 18th century. The art market was very competitive in england at this time, meaning the likes of stubbs, reynolds and gainsborough were constantly demanding more from themselves. Thomas gainsborough paintings thomas gainsborough oil. He painted quickly, and the works of his maturity are characterised by a. He was the most inventive and original, always prepared to experiment with new ideas and techniques. But he was an independent and highly original artist, able to assimilate to his own ends what he learnt from others, and he always relied. Thomas gainsborough oil painting reproductions for sale, create oil paintings from your images, fine art by oil on canvas. Thomas gainsborough cornard wood, near sudbury, suffolk.
Customize your thomas gainsborough print with hundreds of different frames and mats, if desired. Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Each thomas gainsborough art print is produced using archival inks, ships within 48 hours, and comes with a 30day money back guarantee. Thomas gainsborough synonyms, thomas gainsborough pronunciation, thomas gainsborough translation, english dictionary definition of thomas gainsborough. Thomas gainsborough artist of england glendinning on. Thomas gainsborough 17271788 was one of the masters of eighteenthcentury art. He surpassed his rival sir joshua reynolds to become the dominant british portraitist of the second half of the 18th century. Thomas gainsborough was born in 1727 in sudbury, suffolk, england. Thomas gainsborough 17271788 british, english view all 398 artworks. Thomas gainsborough posters thomas gainsborough prints. See more ideas about thomas gainsborough, artist and portrait. Thomas gainsborough, baptized may 14, 1727, sudbury, suffolk, eng. Thomas gainsborough frsa christened 14 mey 1727, died 2 august 1788 wis an inglish portrait an landscape penter.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Both in his day and after, thomas gainsborough has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest artists of the 18th century. Often known for his distinctive portraiture of the mercantile and upper classes, gainsborough was the first important british artist to consistently paint landscapes, helping to establish the genre of landscape painting in england. Gainsborough house has been set up in his honour and hosts some of his original. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Thomas gainsborough was a leading british romantic portraitist. Gainsborough was taught originally by engraver hubert gravelot, and developed a mature style characterized by feathery brushwork and distinctly contemporary poses and dress. As he became famous and his sitters fashionable, he adopted a more formal manner that owed something to. He was born the youngest son of john gainsborough, a weaver in suffolk, and, in 1740, left home to study art in london with hubert gravelot, francis hayman, and william hogarth. Gainsborough, thomas english 17271788 rococo eraromantic painter. Thomas gainsborough christened 14 may 1727 2 august 1788 was an english portrait and landscape painter. He painted quickly, and the works of his maturity are characterised by a light palette and easy strokes. Thomas gainsborough 17271788 study of a cottage and trees recto pencil on greygreen laid paper without watermark, 175 x 175mm 6 78 x 6 78in, on one page of a double sheet from a sketchbook, the total sheet 175 x 380mm 6 78 x 15in unframed provenance. Unlike reynolds, he avoids references to italian renaissance art or the antique, and shows his sitters in fashionable contemporary dress. Thomas gainsborough paintings art gallery buy oil painting on canvas for sale, shop handmade thomas gainsborough paintings reproductions by famous artists painters.
He was born in sudbury, suffolk, and trained in london. The picture belonged for some years to the uncle of the painter john constable, who was born within ten miles of gainsboroughs birthplace and was an. Thomas gainsborough english portrait and landscape painter gainsborough. Thomas gainsborough was considered by his peers to be one of the great masters of portraiture, and by historians to have shaped the english painting tradition. Choose your favorite thomas gainsborough paintings from millions of available designs. Unlimited free standard shipping to the uk or republic of ireland. This book, published to accompany a major international exhibition covering the artists entire career, reveals the sheer range, quality, and originality of gainsboroughs work from his engagingly naturalistic landscapes and touching images of children to his sophisticated and glamorous society portraits.
Thomas gainsborough celebrating englands favourite author. Our gainsborough paintings are 100% handpainted on canvas by skilled artists. 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. Thomas gainsborough, the painter 1727 1788 genealogy. Credited as a founder of the british landscape school, gainsborough sought to change the artistic tastes of his day, establishing an original and innovative approach to high art. Thomas gainsborough ra frsa 14 may 1727 baptised 2 august 1788 was an english portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. At age thirteen, thomas gainsborough arrived in london from the nearby countryside eager to become an artist. Gainsborough, thomas dnb00 wikisource, the free online.
This category collects paintings by the 18th century artist thomas gainsborough. The feathery brushwork of his mature work and rich sense of colour contribute to the enduring popularity of his portraits. The portrait and landscape painter thomas gainsborough was the dominant british portraitist of the second half of the eighteenth century. Gainsborough, thomas 17271788, painter, was born in 1727 at sudbury, suffolk, in a picturesque old house which had once been the black horse inn. The artist thomas gainsborough english, 1727 1788 excelled as a portrait and landscape painter.
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