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Thomas Gainsborough

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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

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

Full-length portrait of a man in a gold-trimmed coat holding a rolled document, standing by a column before domed buildings.

John Montagu, 1718-92, 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1st Lord of the Admiralty

1783

Full-length portrait of a woman in a blue silk dress and wide-brimmed blue hat standing before a wooded landscape.

Portrait of Sophia Charlotte Digby, Lady Sheffield

1785

Oil portrait of a man in a grey powdered wig and brown coat with gold braid, turned toward the viewer.

Portrait of Richard Lowndes

1759

Two boys with a stick restrain each other beside a tree as two dogs fight on the ground in a rural landscape.

Two shepherd boys with dogs fighting

1783

Full-length portrait of a woman in a gold-embroidered silk gown with a feathered headdress, fan and spaniel, beside a garden

Portrait of Queen Charlotte of England

1781

Oil painting of two cows in a landscape with a shepherd and milkmaid beneath a tree under a stormy sky.

Landscape with two cows with a shepherd and a milkmaid

1786

Mrs. Sarah Siddons

1785

Muted landscape with three cows by a pool, a seated herdsman, trees on the left and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool

mid-1780s

Sepia drawing of a road curving through a wooded landscape with large trees and a rocky outcrop.

Scene with a Road Winding through a Wood

c. 1770

Brown ink sketch of two horse heads, a standing man in a tricorn hat, and a small animal study on pale paper.

Sketches: Figures and Animals

Etched landscape with a large tree, a group of figures resting at its base, a winding path, and a distant tower under cloudy

Wooded Landscape with Gypsies Gathered Round a Fire

1753/54

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Pennant in dark coat with tricorn hat and folded papers, after Gainsborough.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1828, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Stipple engraving portrait of a bald man in a dark coat holding a folio, with tree foliage and hills behind him.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by R. Stanier, 1793, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Chalk and wash drawing of a woman in a wide hat walking in a garden beside a small child, with trees behind.

A Lady Walking in a Garden with a Child

about 1785

Grey-toned drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees on a grassy bank above a shallow stream with reeds.

Wooded Landscape with Stream

1750-59

Stipple engraving of Thomas Pennant, seated in a dark coat holding a folded paper, with trees behind him.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1793, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Stipple engraving of a man in a wig and waistcoat holding a book, set against foliage and a distant hilly landscape.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by W. H. Lizars, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frock coat leaning on a desk with a quill pen and inkwells.

Richard Warren. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1792, after T. Gainsborough

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a stream, rocks, and a small figure crossing a bridge at right.

Wooded Landscape with a Man Crossing a Bridge

early 1780s

Chalk drawing of a seated woodman in a wide hat resting on a bundle of faggots, with white highlights on tan paper.

A Woodman Seated on a Bundle of Faggots

1787

Muted landscape with a thatched cottage, church spire, tall trees, and small figures with sheep on a path.

Wooded Landscape with Village Scene

early 1770s (not later than 1772)

Engraved landscape with a gnarled tree, thatched cottage, winding road, and a resting figure under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

1750

Monochrome landscape with a herdsman driving cattle over an arched bridge, a ruined tower, and seated lovers in the foregroun

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle

1779

Etching of cows grazing beneath trees with a herdsman on a hill, a distant village, and a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cows

1797