English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
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He painted England's aristocracy with such speed and lightness that the brushwork itself became part of the charm—but he'd have rather painted trees.
Gainsborough was baptised in May 1727 and spent his career split between two loves: the portrait commissions that paid, and the landscapes that satisfied him. Alongside rival Joshua Reynolds, he became one of the most important British artists of the 18th century, his mature work marked by a light palette and quick, easy strokes. He's credited, with Richard Wilson, as the originator of the 18th-century British landscape school, though he remained a prolific portrait painter to the end. He was a founding member of the Royal Academy and worked as a painter, draughtsman, and printmaker until his…
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When the streets are paved with brilliants and the skies made of rainbows I suppose you'll be contented and satisfied with red, blue and yellow..
And here I give it under my hand that I will most willingly begin upon a new canvas [after his first portrait of Lady Dartmouth was criticized and rejected].
to Joshua Kirby, Esq. - to be left at the Turk's Head, Gerrard Street, St. Ann's, London - Mr. President and Gentlemen, Directors of the Society of Artists of Great Britain.
..as I met with Mr. (Dunning there. There is something exclusive of the clear and deep understanding of that gentleman most exceedingly pleasing to me.
I am much obliged to you for your last letter, and the lessons reed, before.
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