GainsboroughGainsborough is widely acknowledged as one of the masters of eighteenth-century art. Published to accompany a major exhibition at Tate Britain in the Autumn of 2002, this book demonstrates the sheer range, quality and originality of Gainborough's ouevre, from his engagingly naturalistic landscapes to his glamorous yet highly sophisticated portraits. Alongside some of the most familiar images in British art, epitomising the elegance and charm of the age, are rarely seen examples that contibute a new and perhaps surprising vision of the artist's work. |
Contents
Sponsors Foreword | 6 |
Foreword | 7 |
Acknowledgements | 9 |
Art Society Sociability Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone | 10 |
Gainsborough in his Painting Room Rica Jones and Martin Postle | 26 |
Catalogue | 42 |
The Early Years | 44 |
The Exhibition Works | 90 |
Sensibility | 180 |
Landscape and the Poor | 212 |
The Later Years | 236 |
Chronology Louise Hayward | 286 |
Abbreviations and Selected Bibliography | 288 |
List of Works | 290 |
Lenders and Credits | 291 |
Index | 292 |
Portraiture and Fashion | 144 |
Copyright | |
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Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough,Michael Rosenthal,Martin Myrone,Rica Jones,Tate Britain (Gallery),National Gallery of Art (U.S.) No preview available - 2002 |