Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 - 2 August 1788) was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain. Wikipedia
A biography of Thomas Gainsborough, one of the best known English artists of all time. Part of the Biography guide at Britain Express. www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/gainsborough.htm
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88). English painter of portraits, landscapes, and fancy pictures, one of the most individual geniuses in British art. www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gainsborough/
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The definitive Wikipedia entry for Thomas Gainsborough. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gainsborough
...LATER MRS. PHILIP THICKNESSE Thomas Gainsborough (British, b.1727, d.1788) 1927.396 1760 Painting THE COTTAGE DOOR Thomas Gainsborough (British, b.1727, d.1788) 1948.173 Circa 1778 ... www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/Search/CollectionResults.aspx...
Thomas Gainsborough [English Rococo Era/Romantic Painter, 1727-1788] Guide to pictures of works by Thomas Gainsborough in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/gainsborough_thomas.html
Art at Humanities Web: romantic, baroque, medieval, renaissance and modern classical eras. www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=c&a=i&I...
Interestingly, one of the sites with information on this painting mentioned that experts had specifically researched to see whether this pink-blue custom existed in Gainsborough's day, and found that it probably did not. www.artconversation.com/art-museums-and-exhibitions/94-co...