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Thomas Gainsborough

285 works held in 55 museums

English painter, portraitist and landscape painter, 1727-1788

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cows, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cows, 1797.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), aquatint with soft-ground etching, printed in gray ink; third state of three

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Wooded Landscape with Two Country Carts and Figures, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Two Country Carts and Figures, 1797.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), soft-ground etching and aquatint, hand-colored; second state of two

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers), Thomas Gainsborough

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers), 1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, Thomas Gainsborough

Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, c. 1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Francis Basset, Lord de Dunstanville, Thomas Gainsborough

Francis Basset, Lord de Dunstanville, c. 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Mrs Thomas Hibbert, Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of Mrs Thomas Hibbert, 1786.

Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Hibbert (museum title)

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Mrs Siddons, Thomas Gainsborough

Mrs Siddons, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Portrait of George III of the United Kingdom in Parliamentary Robes, Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of George III of the United Kingdom in Parliamentary Robes, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Royal Castle in Warsaw

Mrs. Sarah Siddons, Thomas Gainsborough

Mrs. Sarah Siddons, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black chalk with extensive stumping and traces of white gouache

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman, Cows and Cottage, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman, Cows and Cottage, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black, white, brown and blue chalk, with stumping, on light blue laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Wooded Landscape with Riders, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Riders, 1797.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), aquatint; second state of two

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Wooded Upland Landscape with Riders and Packhorse, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Upland Landscape with Riders and Packhorse, 1797.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), mezzotint and drypoint, printed in brown ink, on cream wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Mrs. Robert Hingeston (died 1793), Thomas Gainsborough

Mrs. Robert Hingeston (died 1793), 1787–1788.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), paint on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

A Woodman Seated on a Bundle of Faggots, Thomas Gainsborough

A Woodman Seated on a Bundle of Faggots, 1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black chalk with stumping, heightened with touches of white gouache and traces of white chalk, on buff laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Frances Susanna, Lady de Dunstanville, Thomas Gainsborough

Frances Susanna, Lady de Dunstanville, c. 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Miss Evans, Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of Miss Evans, 1786–1790.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, United States

John, 4th Earl of Darnley, Thomas Gainsborough

John, 4th Earl of Darnley, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Diana and Actaeon, Thomas Gainsborough

Diana and Actaeon, 1785–1788.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

A Lady Walking in a Garden with a Child, Thomas Gainsborough

A Lady Walking in a Garden with a Child, c. 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black chalk with stumping, heightened with white pastel, on light brown paper

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Open Landscape with Figures, Cows and Cottage, Thomas Gainsborough

Open Landscape with Figures, Cows and Cottage, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), brown chalk, white chalk with gray wash on beige laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Wooded Landscape with Figures and Cows at a Watering Place (The Watering Place), Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Figures and Cows at a Watering Place (The Watering Place), 1797.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), soft-ground etching with aquatint; second state of two

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Rocky Landscape with Hagar and Ishmael, Thomas Gainsborough

Rocky Landscape with Hagar and Ishmael, c. 1788.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Museum Cardiff, United Kingdom

The Marsham Children, Thomas Gainsborough

The Marsham Children, 1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

The Market Cart, Thomas Gainsborough

The Market Cart, 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Landscape with Two Cows with a Shepherd and a Milkmaid, Thomas Gainsborough

Landscape with Two Cows with a Shepherd and a Milkmaid, 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Coastal View, Thomas Gainsborough

Coastal View, 1786–1788.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

William Yelverton Davenport, Thomas Gainsborough

William Yelverton Davenport, c. 1785–1788.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

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

Henry, Duke of Cumberland, with Anne, Duchess of Cumberland, and Lady Elizabeth Luttrell, 1785–1788.

Henry, Duke of Cumberland with Anne, Duchess of Cumberland… (museum title)

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Open Landscape with Herdsman, Cows, and Sheep, Thomas Gainsborough

Open Landscape with Herdsman, Cows, and Sheep, c. 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), brown chalk, washed with black ink and touched with white gouache

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Mountain Landscape with Figures, Sheep and Fountain, Thomas Gainsborough

Mountain Landscape with Figures, Sheep and Fountain, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), gray, black and white wash and black chalk with varnish on cream laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle, 1797.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), soft-ground etching and aquatint, hand-colored; third state of three

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Wooded Landscape with Figures, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Figures, c. 1788.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black chalk and stumping, with touches of white and red chalk, gray and brown wash, heightened with gouache, on cream laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Portrait of John Langston, Esquire, of Sarsden, Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of John Langston, Esquire, of Sarsden, 1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Country Cart Crossing a Ford, Thomas Gainsborough

Country Cart Crossing a Ford, c. 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service

Cottage Door with Girl and Pigs, Thomas Gainsborough

Cottage Door with Girl and Pigs, c. 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service

Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk'), Thomas Gainsborough

Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk'), 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Captain the Hon. John Whitmore Chetwynd (1754–1788), RN, Thomas Gainsborough

Captain the Hon. John Whitmore Chetwynd (1754–1788), RN, c. 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Gainsborough's House

Sir John Edward Swinburne, Thomas Gainsborough

Sir John Edward Swinburne, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Wooded Landscape with Castle, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Castle, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black chalk and stumping with white chalk on light blue laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

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

The Three Eldest Princesses: Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828), Augusta (1768-1840) and Elizabeth (1770-1840), 1784.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church, 1797.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), soft-ground etching and aquatint, hand-colored; fourth state of four

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Boy with a Cat—Morning, Thomas Gainsborough

A Boy with a Cat—Morning, 1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Market Cart, Thomas Gainsborough

The Market Cart, 1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Miss Catherine Tatton, Thomas Gainsborough

Miss Catherine Tatton, 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Extensive Wooded Upland Landscape, Thomas Gainsborough

Extensive Wooded Upland Landscape, c. 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Gainsborough's House

Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Gainsborough

Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1785–1787.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Margaret Gainsborough, née Burr (1728–1797), Thomas Gainsborough

Margaret Gainsborough, née Burr (1728–1797), c. 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on cardboard

Gainsborough's House

Edward Swinburne, Thomas Gainsborough

Edward Swinburne, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart and Figures, Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart and Figures, 1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), black and white chalk, gray wash and black wash on buff wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford, Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford, c. 1784–1785.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Works by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), in the public domain: paintings, drawings and prints published online by the museums and collections that hold them, each linked to its record. The photographs come from the museum itself when it publishes them under an open licence, otherwise from Wikimedia Commons, in the public domain or under a Creative Commons licence with the photographer's name. Only works that the institution attributes to Gainsborough himself are included, without 'workshop of', 'after', 'attributed to' or 'follower of'; a few copies by his own hand after Van Dyck or Rubens are kept, the museum record giving them to Gainsborough. A print exists in several impressions: for each composition, the site shows only one.