“I'm sick of Portraits, and wish very much to take my Viol-da-Gam and walk off to some sweet Village, where I can paint Landskips and enjoy the fag End of Life in quietness and ease.”

About Thomas Gainsborough

Painter • English

Thomas Gainsborough was a leading English portrait and landscape painter during the 18th century. Born in Sudbury, Suffolk, he displayed artistic talent from a young age and later became a founding member of the Royal...