Author

Contributions

  • Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788. - Contributor

Publication

2002 - Paul Holberton, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

36,000 words, Guess

Page Count

144 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads4592656
  • LibraryThing3697765

Classifications

  • DDC759.2
  • LCCND497.G2 A4 2002a

Description

Perhaps the greatest of all English artists, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was born in the small town of Sudbury on the river Stour in Suffolk. His house is now both a museum and a research center for Gainsborough studies. It holds an outstanding collection of paintings, drawings, prints, books, and memorabilia relating to the artist and his time. This book presents both the highlights of this collection, which has not hitherto been published, and significant new research and insights relating to Gainsborough's art, character, and career. Works in the collection include fine examples by Gainsborough himself at all stages of his career, along with paintings and engravings by the artist's mentors, Francis Hayman and Hubert-Francois Gravelot, and by his followers, notably his nephew Gainsborough Dupont and Thomas Rowlandson, and by other East Anglian artists, including John Constable.

Subjects

Topics

ArtCatalogsExhibitionsEnglish ArtEnglish PaintingPainting, catalogsGainsborough's House

Genres

  • Catalogs.

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