Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788
Overview
| Works: | 1,246 works in 2,375 publications in 6 languages and 31,924 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Catalogs Exhibition catalogs Biography Biographies Personal correspondence Juvenile works History Literature Fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Illustrator, Artist, Honoree, Other, Dedicatee, Composer, Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, Inventor, 900, Contributor |
| Classifications: | ND497.G2, 759.2 |
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Most widely held works about
Thomas Gainsborough
- The world of Gainsborough, 1727-1788 by Jonathan Norton Leonard( Book )
- Gainsborough by Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse( Book )
- Gainsborough's vision by Amal Asfour( )
- Gainsborough : paintings and drawings by Thomas Gainsborough( Book )
- The dark side of the landscape : the rural poor in English painting, 1730-1840 by John Barrell( Book )
- The paintings of Thomas Gainsborough by Malcolm Cormack( Book )
- Thomas Gainsborough : his life and art by Jack Lindsay( Book )
- Thomas Gainsborough : 1727-1788 by Thomas Gainsborough( Book )
- Gainsborough by William Vaughan( Book )
- The letters of Thomas Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough( Book )
- The ingenious Mr. Gainsborough; Thomas Gainsborough: a biographical study by Geoffrey Williamson( Book )
- The landscape paintings of Thomas Gainsborough : a critical text and catalogue raisonné by John T Hayes( Book )
- The hound in the left-hand corner : a novel by Giles Waterfield( Book )
- Gainsborough & his place in English art by Walter Armstrong( Book )
- Gainsborough in Bath by Susan Sloman( Book )
- Thomas Gainsborough, entre portrait et paysage : Un autodidacte aux origines du romantisme anglais by Thomas; 50 minutes; Reynders, Stéphanie Jacquemin( )
- Little journeys to the homes of eminent artists by Elbert Hubbard( Book )
- Gainsborough, a biography by Elizabeth Ripley( Book )
- Thomas Gainsborough by Martin Postle( Book )
- Thomas Gainsborough by Oliver Millar( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Thomas Gainsborough
The art of Thomas Gainsborough : "a little business for the eye" by
Michael Rosenthal(
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7 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 719 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Michael Rosenthal provides a lively account of Gainsborough's varied life and diverse artworks. Rosenthal also examines for the first time the artist's oeuvre as a whole and how the trajectory of his career reflected the problems, dilemmas and situations that were common to other painters of his time. This book sets Gainsborough's art within its social and cultural contexts, shedding new light on the art worlds of London and the English provinces and on the ways in which Gainsborough's painting would have been seen and understood by his contemporaries." "The book begins by charting the geography and professional tactics of a career that took Gainsbourgh from London to Suffolk, Bath and eventually back to London. Rosenthal looks at such wide-ranging topics as how artists manipulated the press, the issue of likeness in portraiture, how rivalries between painters were handled in public and private, and the pressures of the public exhibition. The second part of the book explores the manifestations of Gainsborugh's aesthetic in portraiture, landscape painting and paintings of sensibility. Rosenthal concludes with a discussion of the problem of defining a role and proper form for the fine arts at a time of rapid social change and innovation."--Jacket
7 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 719 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Michael Rosenthal provides a lively account of Gainsborough's varied life and diverse artworks. Rosenthal also examines for the first time the artist's oeuvre as a whole and how the trajectory of his career reflected the problems, dilemmas and situations that were common to other painters of his time. This book sets Gainsborough's art within its social and cultural contexts, shedding new light on the art worlds of London and the English provinces and on the ways in which Gainsborough's painting would have been seen and understood by his contemporaries." "The book begins by charting the geography and professional tactics of a career that took Gainsbourgh from London to Suffolk, Bath and eventually back to London. Rosenthal looks at such wide-ranging topics as how artists manipulated the press, the issue of likeness in portraiture, how rivalries between painters were handled in public and private, and the pressures of the public exhibition. The second part of the book explores the manifestations of Gainsborugh's aesthetic in portraiture, landscape painting and paintings of sensibility. Rosenthal concludes with a discussion of the problem of defining a role and proper form for the fine arts at a time of rapid social change and innovation."--Jacket
The drawings of Thomas Gainsborough by
John T Hayes(
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)
2 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 524 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 524 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thomas Gainsborough by
John T Hayes(
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)
7 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thomas Gainsborough : a country life by
Hugh Belsey(
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10 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This new study concentrates on the early life and works of the great eighteenth-century artist, Thomas Gainsborough. Gainsborough's talent was evident at a young age, and before he established himself as one of London's leading portrait artists he was able to indulge in his true passion, landscapes, as well as provide portraits for a provincial clientele." "This volume not only sheds light on the development of one of England's most revered painters, but also offers an intimate look at the work of a young painter in the thrall of his subjects, and just beginning to realise his full talents."--Jacket
10 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This new study concentrates on the early life and works of the great eighteenth-century artist, Thomas Gainsborough. Gainsborough's talent was evident at a young age, and before he established himself as one of London's leading portrait artists he was able to indulge in his true passion, landscapes, as well as provide portraits for a provincial clientele." "This volume not only sheds light on the development of one of England's most revered painters, but also offers an intimate look at the work of a young painter in the thrall of his subjects, and just beginning to realise his full talents."--Jacket
Gainsborough as printmaker by
John T Hayes(
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6 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gainsborough by
Nicola Kalinsky(
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11 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Commentary on his most famous works including The blue boy and Mr and Mrs Andrews - Includes examples of his portraits and landscapes - Portraits
11 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Commentary on his most famous works including The blue boy and Mr and Mrs Andrews - Includes examples of his portraits and landscapes - Portraits
Gainsborough and Reynolds in the British Museum : the drawings of Gainsborough and Reynolds with a survey of mezzotints after
their paintings and a study of Reynolds' collection of Old Master drawings : catalogue of an exhibition at the Department
of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 1978 by
Timothy Clifford(
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11 editions published in 1978 in English and Italian and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1978 in English and Italian and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gainsborough drawings by
John T Hayes(
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)
5 editions published in 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thomas Gainsborough and the modern woman by
Cincinnati Art Museum(
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)
6 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music for Gainsborough by
Charivari Agréable (Musical group)(
)
2 editions published in 2000 and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2000 and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gainsborough at Gainsborough's House by
Hugh Belsey(
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5 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 235 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Perhaps the greatest of all English artists, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was born in the small town of Sudbury on the river Stour in Suffolk. His house is now both a museum and a research center for Gainsborough studies. It holds an outstanding collection of paintings, drawings, prints, books, and memorabilia relating to the artist and his time. This book presents both the highlights of this collection, which has not hitherto been published, and significant new research and insights relating to Gainsborough's art, character, and career. Works in the collection include fine examples by Gainsborough himself at all stages of his career, along with paintings and engravings by the artist's mentors, Francis Hayman and Hubert-Francois Gravelot, and by his followers, notably his nephew Gainsborough Dupont and Thomas Rowlandson, and by other East Anglian artists, including John Constable
5 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 235 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Perhaps the greatest of all English artists, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was born in the small town of Sudbury on the river Stour in Suffolk. His house is now both a museum and a research center for Gainsborough studies. It holds an outstanding collection of paintings, drawings, prints, books, and memorabilia relating to the artist and his time. This book presents both the highlights of this collection, which has not hitherto been published, and significant new research and insights relating to Gainsborough's art, character, and career. Works in the collection include fine examples by Gainsborough himself at all stages of his career, along with paintings and engravings by the artist's mentors, Francis Hayman and Hubert-Francois Gravelot, and by his followers, notably his nephew Gainsborough Dupont and Thomas Rowlandson, and by other East Anglian artists, including John Constable
The landscape paintings of Thomas Gainsborough : a critical text and catalogue raisonné by
John T Hayes(
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)
7 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue raisonné
7 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue raisonné
Thomas Gainsborough by
Ronald Sutherland Gower(
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6 editions published in 1903 in English and Undetermined and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1903 in English and Undetermined and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and works of Gainsborough by
Linda Doeser(
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4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Compilation of Works from the Bridgeman Art Library
4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Compilation of Works from the Bridgeman Art Library
Gainsborough by
Stephen Butler(
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2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The drawings of Thomas Gainsborough by
John T Hayes(
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)
6 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gainsborough's Giovanna Baccelli by
Elizabeth Einberg(
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7 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Youth's keepsake : a Christmas and New Year's present(
)
6 editions published between 1853 and 1869 in English and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1853 and 1869 in English and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gainsborough's family album by
David H Solkin(
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)
1 edition published in 2018 in English and held by 132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"I am sick of Portraits and wish very much to take up my Viol da Gamba and walk off to some sweet village when I can paint Landskips and enjoy the fag end of life in quietness and ease." Despite this famous protestation in a letter to his friend William Jackson, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was clearly prepared to make an exception when it came to making portraits of his own family and himself. This book features over 50 portraits of himself, his wife, his daughters, other close relatives and his beloved dogs, Tristram and Fox. Spanning more than four decades, Gainsborough's family portraits chart the period from the mid-1740s, when he plied his trade in his native Suffolk, to his most successful latter years at his luxuriously appointed studio in London's West End. Alongside this story of a provincial 18th-century artist's rise to fame and fortune runs a more private narrative, about the role of portraiture in the promotion of family values, at a time when these were assuming a recognizably modern form
1 edition published in 2018 in English and held by 132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"I am sick of Portraits and wish very much to take up my Viol da Gamba and walk off to some sweet village when I can paint Landskips and enjoy the fag end of life in quietness and ease." Despite this famous protestation in a letter to his friend William Jackson, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was clearly prepared to make an exception when it came to making portraits of his own family and himself. This book features over 50 portraits of himself, his wife, his daughters, other close relatives and his beloved dogs, Tristram and Fox. Spanning more than four decades, Gainsborough's family portraits chart the period from the mid-1740s, when he plied his trade in his native Suffolk, to his most successful latter years at his luxuriously appointed studio in London's West End. Alongside this story of a provincial 18th-century artist's rise to fame and fortune runs a more private narrative, about the role of portraiture in the promotion of family values, at a time when these were assuming a recognizably modern form
Thomas Gainsborough : the harvest wagon : Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 28 April-9 July 1995, Art Gallery of Ontario,
Toronto, 29 July-9 October 1995 by
Paul Spencer-Longhurst(
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)
8 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Hayes, John T. Author Editor
- Leonard, Jonathan Norton 1903-1975 Author
- Time-Life Books
- Reynolds, Joshua Sir 1723-1792 Illustrator Artist Author
- Rosenthal, Michael Author Editor
- Belsey, Hugh Author
- Constable, John 1776-1837 Illustrator
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Other Editor
- Waterhouse, Ellis Kirkham 1905-1985 Author
- Tate Britain (Gallery)
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