Thomas Gainsborough R.A.

British(May 14, 1727 – 1788)

Works

Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (1727, 1788) was one of the most celebrated British painters of the 18th century, renowned for his elegant portraits of aristocracy and gentry as well as his lyrical landscape paintings. A founding member of the Royal Academy, he developed a distinctive loose, feathery brushwork that set him apart from contemporaries such as Sir Joshua Reynolds. His dual mastery of portraiture and landscape made him one of the most sought-after artists of Georgian England.

18th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait British Aristocratic Colonel Pastoral Green Thomas Gainsborough British Art Serene Georgian

Portrait of Surgeon-General David Middleton (1703-1785), bust-length, tucking his hand into his embroidered waistcoat

Portrait of Edward Richard Gardiner

Portrait of Colonel The Hon. Charles Hamilton (1727-1806)

Landscape with trees and a field, a church tower in the distance

Artists in conversation