ArtStudy

Thomas Gainsborough

1727–1788 · 18th century · United Kingdom · Rococo

The Blue Boy — Thomas Gainsborough
The Blue Boy

How to recognize Thomas Gainsborough

Gainsborough paints elegant portraits set in feathery, silvery landscapes, with light, rapid, almost transparent brushwork. Look for shimmering silks, windblown trees, and a relaxed, lyrical grace.

Guess this artist in the quiz →

More Rococo painters

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1732–1806
François Boucher
1703–1770
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
1699–1779
William Hogarth
1697–1764
Antoine Watteau
1684–1721
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696–1770