Thursday, April 8, 2010


This painting is the perfect depiction of Gainsborough's style: portraits, with nature. Though landscapes were is most favored of the two, he had to make a living and he did so with his portraiture. "The Marsham Children" shows how he can perfectly incoorporate the two.

Lanscapes were by far Gainsborough's favorite to paint, but he is more famous (and debatebly more talented) at portraits.

This is a very important portrait called "Mr. and Mrs. Andrews." It is often a symbol for eighteenth century art.

This is one of Thomas Gainsborough's most famous painting called "Mary Countess Howe."
Mary Countess Howe." Andrew Grahm-Dixon Archive. Web. 8 Apr 2010. .

This is a recent photo of the town of Sudbury, Suffolk where Thomas Gainsborough grew up.
"Suffolk." Geograph. Web. 8 Apr 2010. .

Wednesday, April 7, 2010




This is an extremley well known portrait by Gainsborough called "Gorgiana Dutchess of Devonshire."



This statue of Gainsborough stands in Sudbury, Suffolk, were he grew up. It was created in 1913 by Sir Bertram Mackennal.

This landscape is also in the Cincinnati Taft Museum. It is called "Wooded Landscape With Milkmaids, Rustic Lovers, Herdsmen, Cows, Dogs, Sheep, and Goats."



This portrait is in the Cincinnati Taft Museum. "Edward and William Tomkinson," as it is known, in an extremely large painting.



This is one of Thomas Gainsborough's most famous portraits. Though it is actually not called "Blue Boy" that is how it is known.