Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) is one of the great European painters of the eighteenth century and was famous for his portraits displaying the unique individuality of his subjects.
However, Gainsborough himself favored landscape painting over portraiture.
According to lore, he would paint landscapes at night by candlelight with the aid of tabletop scenes he had cobbled together using household objects.
This volume is the first to present the English artist as a pivotal figure in th.