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Painting
Man with a Book Seated in a Landscape
Thomas R. A. Gainsborough, (Sudbury, England, 1727 - 1788, London)
Gainsborough, Thomas R. A.
England
1727 - 1788
Male
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
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Oil
Oil
ca. 1747
1742
1752
1600-1800, 18th century, landscapes, men, paintings, portraits
Painting
Although the name of the sitter is unknown, Gainsborough gives the viewer several clues that help place him in a social context: the gentleman holds a book, indicating he is learned; he leans on a stone pillar, with a pastoral landscape and a river behind him, suggesting he is a landowner.
This portrait, made when Gainsborough was in his mid-20s, is a typical example of his early style.
[Gallery label text, 2008]
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