# Thomas Gainsborough

English, 1727–1788; born in Sudbury; died in London

Gainsborough trained in London with the French engraver Hubert Gravelot, then built his career as a portraitist first in Suffolk and later in fashionable Bath before moving to London in 1774. He was a founder member of the Royal Academy and a favourite painter of George III’s family. Although portraits paid his way, his own preference was landscape, and late works such as Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers) bring the two together in his fluent, feathery brushwork.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

4 works in the collection.

- [Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/cottage-children-the-wood-gatherers-met-436440), Thomas Gainsborough, 1787. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Mrs. Paul Cobb Methuen](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/mrs-paul-cobb-methuen-nga-1159), Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1776/1777. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Seashore with Fishermen](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/seashore-with-fishermen-nga-52265), Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1781/1782. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Wooded Landscape with Village Scene](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/wooded-landscape-with-village-scene-aic-186081), Thomas Gainsborough, early 1770s (not later than 1772). Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.