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Thomas Gainsborough

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Seated woman in a pale lace-trimmed gown and bonnet, turned to the left, against a dark panelled interior wall.

The Wife of William St Quintin

1767

Oil portrait of a woman in a black plumed hat, curled hair, white dress and green sash, holding a pink rose.

Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

1785

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with gold braid and a white frilled jabot.

John Hobart (1723-1793), 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire

1747

Oval portrait of an elderly woman in a white lace bonnet and green patterned shawl, against a dark background.

Mrs. Robert Hingeston (died 1793)

1787

Portrait of a man in a pink coat with gold buttons, white wig and tricorn hat, leaning on an ivy-covered ledge.

The lawyer Joshua Grigby III (1731-1798)

1760

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in a dark cap and cloak against a warm brown background.

A Bearded Man in a Cap (after Rembrandt)

1770

Painting of cattle resting in a field beside a windswept tree, with a man and woman standing under a large cloudy sky.

Landscape with Cattle

1767

Oval portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair, pearl choker and green bow, in an ornate gilded frame.

Queen Charlotte (1744-1818)

1781

Oil portrait of a young woman with piled curled hair, turned to the left against a dark background.

Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840)

1782

Portrait of a woman in a pink silk gown with lace ruffles and blue ribbons, holding a rosebud, against a brown landscape.

Mrs. Edmund Morton Pleydell

1765

Oval portrait of a woman with upswept dark hair, pearl necklace, and fur-trimmed pink wrap against a dark background.

Mrs. Thomas Mathews

1772

Oval oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and pale blue coat against a warm brown background.

Captain Thomas Mathews

1772

Oval portrait of a young blond child with a white lace collar, brown jacket and blue sash against a dark background.

Prince Octavius (1779-1783)

1782

Three young women in pastel silk dresses with powdered hair before a landscape and red drapery, by Gainsborough, 1784.

The Three Eldest Princesses: Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828), Augusta (1768-1840) and Elizabeth (1770-1840)

1784

Oval painting of a man and woman standing with a spaniel in a wooded park, and a seated woman in green at right.

Henry, Duke of Cumberland with Anne, Duchess of Cumberland, and Lady Elizabeth Luttrell

1785

Full-length portrait of a man in a blue military coat with gold braid, a white wig, and a classical column behind him.

George III (1738-1820)

1780

Oval portrait of a young man in a powdered wig, blue coat with gold braid, red collar and white cravat.

George IV (1762-1830) when Prince of Wales

1782

Portrait of a man in a red coat leaning on a harpsichord beside sheet music, a violin and green drapery.

Johann Christian Fischer (1733-1800)

1780

Oil portrait of a woman in white satin and a girl in blue dress and lace bonnet seated before a shaded wooded landscape.

Hester, Countess of Sussex, and Her Daughter, Lady Barbara Yelverton

1771

Painting of riders and pack horses on a wooded road, with cattle drinking at a pool and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Road from Market

1767

Portrait of a seated woman in a white silk gown and wide-brimmed feathered hat against a dark wooded landscape.

Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Hibbert

1786

Portrait of a seated woman in a white lace-trimmed gown with powdered curled hair against a dark background.

Madame Lebrun

1780

Full-length portrait of a woman in a silver gown and black shawl standing in a landscape, by Thomas Gainsborough.

Isabella,Viscountess Molyneux, later Countess of Sefton

1769

Oil portrait of a standing man in a pale gold-trimmed coat and white wig, holding a black hat against a red background.

Sir Robert Clayton

1769

Painting of a wooded landscape with a resting shepherd on a sunlit path, grazing sheep, and a cloudy sky.

Boomachtig landschap met een rustende herder bij een zonnig pad en schapen

1745

Oil portrait of a seated man in a brown coat and gray wig, resting his arm on a desk beside an inkstand and letters.

Portrait of John Thornton, Esq.

1727

Seated woman in white lace gown holding a mandolin, with sheet music and a bass viol beside her against red drapery.

Portrait of Ann Ford

1760

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with white cravat, set within an oval frame.

Portrait of Thomas Chubb

1727

Painting of a harvest wagon with women and horses on a dirt road under large trees, with a pond and sky beyond.

Der Erntewagen

1767

Painting of a dense wooded landscape with sheep on a path, a figure by a stream, and distant hills under cloudy skies.

A Grand Landscape

1760

Painting of children playing outside a thatched cottage under a large tree, with women at the door and a man carrying sticks.

The Cottage Door

1773

Painting of riders and laden donkeys on a country road beneath billowing clouds, with a church spire in the distance.

Returning From Market

1771