At the dawn of his work, Thomas Gainsborough admitted that he never liked to paint portraits. But it was the portraits that brought him the greatest glory. Gainsborough argued that

On the portrait, four children of the Marsham family, depicted in a relaxed atmosphere, in the park – three girls are a boy. The older girl supports the hem of

The gulf separates this late portrait from “Portrait of Mr. Andrews and his wife.” The vital energy inherent in the latter has, over time, transformed into subtle elegance. The exact

Out of the darkness of the evening park on the background of massive marble columns stands the majestic figure of a beautiful young woman in a rich dress with a

This portrait is often called the “Blue Boy”. Against the background of an alarming sky on the ground, there is a boy in a satin blue suit. In the gloomy

Gainsborough portrayed the actress in a modern dress in a white and blue stripes, in a huge hat with feathers and a fur clutch on her knees. Sarah Siddons seemed

Very simple and very spiritual landscape. The hillocks, overgrown with vegetation, old twisted from time, trees, a small meandering river, a road that goes into the distance, to where the

Corner of the forest, river creek, lush greenery, summer… As always, near people and animals – from the shore pushes the sixth boat, most likely, a teenager. Young people in

It is a park, along the alley of which luxuriously dressed, fashionable, beautiful and not very bright, young and not very, women, and, of course, men. But mostly women are

“Blue Boy” Gainsborough sound familiar to anyone who sees the big picture. In the mass consciousness has become a portrait of the typical image of a young aristocrat with contempt