Thomas Gainsborough counts among the most important English painters of the 18th century. Born on 14 May 1727 in Sudbury, Sussex, the son of a cloth merchant was a nonconformist in artistic terms, which was one reason why he made his breakthrough relatively late. He had a difficult relationship with the Royal Academy of Arts, because he rejected the traditional continental painting style preferred by them and opposed the sober, academically influenced painting style with his concept of sensitivity (empathy).
Thomas Gainsborough was of the opinion that the viewer of a painting must be able to grasp the motifs depicted even without previous knowledge. To achieve this, he used an unusual colour scheme, natural scenery and a contrast between the main motif and the background. Joshua Reynolds about the fact that the colour blue could also be used centrally in a painting.
Thomas Gainsborough died of cancer on 2 August 1788 in London.
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.jpg "Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield, 1777-8 by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "A Woodman Seated on a Bundle of Faggots by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Mrs. Bedingfield and Her Daughter, 1760s by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of the United Kingdom by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Wooded Landscape with Herdsman Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "A Group Portrait of the Misses Sloper, both standing nearly full length in White Dresses with Blue Sashes by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Portrait of Jacob Bouverie, First Viscount Folkestone and First President of the Society of Arts by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Landscape with Market Cart, 18th century by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Wooded Landscape with a Boy Leading a Donkey and Dog, and an Extensive Panorama with Buildings and Distant Hills by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Countess of Sussex, Bust Length, in a Blue Dress with Black Facings by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Lady, Bust Length, in a Pink and White Dress Trimmed with Lace and a Pearl Necklace by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Peasant Ploughing with Two Horses, 1750-1753 by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Charles Rousseau Burney by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Landscape with a Road at the Edge of a Wood, 1760-1765 by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough")
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.jpg "Portrait of Miss Boone, wearing a white dress with gold embroidery and pearl chain, a red ribbon around her neck by Thomas Gainsborough")
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