Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman
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Gainsborough (World of Art)
 List Price: Price: $5.98 You Save: $8.97 (60%) DescriptionWilliam Vaughan puts Gainsborough's work into the context of contemporaneous social and political developments in Britain, and in particular the celebration of original genius in a time of burgeoning entrepreneurial commercialism. He also discusses thoroughly Gainsborough's life and work - his childhood in Suffolk; his 'apprenticeship' in London; his marriage and the birth of his daughters; his move back to Suffolk and the birth of his career; his move to Bath and his incredible success as a society portrait painter; his move to London in 1774 where he reached the peak of his career, despite falling out with the Royal Academy and not being appointed official painter to the King; and his death in 1778.
Gainsborough: Colour Library (Phaidon Colour Library)
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Gainsborough: 16 Art Stickers (Dover Art Stickers)
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The Letters of Thomas Gainsborough (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)
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Thomas Gainsborough: His Life and Art
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Located on the Exton Park estate of the Earls of Gainsborough, and formerly a farmhouse, it was converted into a hotel in 1989 by one of the family, Thomas
Cincinnati had been restoring its portrait for a show called “Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman”, which opened on 18 September (until 2 January) and