Thomas Gainsborough

Abstract: 10 pages in length. Thomas Gainsborough, one of the most revered and respected English painters whose works include Charles Crokatt, William Keeble and Peter Darnal Muilman in a landscape; Portrait of Abel Moysey M.P.; Wooded Landscape with Cattle by a Pool; Landscape with a Farm; Peasants going to Market; A Study for Diana and Acteon; Study of a Rustic; 'The Suffolk Plough'; The Blue Boy; and Peasant reading a Tombstone, was considered "one of the most individual geniuses in British art" (Gainsborough, Thomas). The artist's entire collection numbers more than seven hundred pieces, with portraitures representing more than two hundred of them. The writer discusses the artist's life, works and influences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Filename: TLCGains.rtf

Pages: 10

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Catagory: Artists, Art Genre, & Famous Works Of Art

Subcatagory: Art & Architecture

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