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Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) English landscape and portrait painter.

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• ARC: Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artist.php?artistid=189
  Provides images of the artist's work with information such as date, medium and painting size.

• Artchive: Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.artchive.com/artchive/G/gainsborough.html
  Biography and list of images.

• Gainsborough's House

  http://www.gainsborough.org/
  The museum and art gallery at the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough in Sudbury, Suffolk, UK. Image and description of the house and highlights of the collection of the artist's works. Visitor information.

• Gainsborough's showbox

  http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/g/gainsboroughs_showbox/
  Explains how the English landscape and portrait painter displayed his paintings through a showbox.

• Gainsborough, Thomas - Olga's Gallery

  http://www.abcgallery.com/G/gainsborough/gainsborough.html
  Comprehensive collection of the images of his works with biography and historical comments.

• Getty Museum: Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/570/thomas-gainsborough-english-1727-1788/
  Brief biography regarding the English artist including background information on some of his paintings.

• Humanities Web: Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=c&a=b&ID=20
  Features a biography as well as a list of his selected works and chronological events.

• Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

  http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_artista/221
  Presents a biography along with an image of Gainsborough's painting 'Portrait of Sarah Buxton'. Content available in English and in Spanish.

• National Gallery of Canada

  http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artwork.php?mkey=14367
  Provides background information on Gainsborough's artworks 'The Reverend William Stevens' and 'River Landscape with Cattle Watering and Ferry Boat'.

• NGA - Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.1329.html
  Presents a biography including a list of his paintings, drawings and prints.

• NNDB: Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.nndb.com/people/607/000030517/
  Comprehensive biography.

• Philadelphia Museum of Art

  http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/biography/449.html
  Extensive biography including a link to a gallery showing Gainsborough's masterpieces.

• Tate Collection: Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/thomas-gainsborough-199
  Works by the painter including historical notes.

• The Art Institute of Chicago

  http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/Gainsborough,+Thomas
  Features Gainsborough’s gallery from 1750 to 1787.

• The Athenaeum - Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=du&aid=1581
  Features a total of 130 paintings by the Royal Family's favorite painter in high detail.

• The Grave of Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12118
  Location and pictures of his grave. Includes a brief biography.

• The National Gallery - Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/thomas-gainsborough
  Features a biography and analysis on each painting featured.

• Thomas Gainsborough: The hidden story

  http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/oct/19/artsfeatures
  Feature article in the Guardian, Saturday October 19, 2002 by Jonathan Jones.

• Web Gallery of Art: Gainsborough, Thomas

  http://www.wga.hu/html/g/gainsbor/
  Collection of images of artist's works with a biography.

• WebMuseum: Gainsborough, Thomas

  http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gainsborough/
  Artist's biography and a collection of images.

• Wikipedia - Thomas Gainsborough

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gainsborough
  Article focused on the English painter's life, works and technique. Provides a gallery showing his artwork.

• Your Paintings - Thomas Gainsborough

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/thomas-gainsborough-658
  Slideshow containing around 100 artworks by the English painter.

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