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One of the best-loved painters in English history, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was also one of the most personally engaging. Bon vivant, wit, amateur and enthusiastic musician, he charmed sitters and friends alike. His ebullient, if not always reliable, personality comes to life in these two memoirs, written by two very different friends.



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Lives of Gainsborough

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    A Paperback / softback by Philip Thicknesse, William Jackson, Sir Joshua Reynolds

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      Publisher: Pallas Athene Publishers
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2019
      ISBN13: 9781843681663, 978-1843681663
      ISBN10: 1843681668

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      Book Synopsis

      One of the best-loved painters in English history, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was also one of the most personally engaging. Bon vivant, wit, amateur and enthusiastic musician, he charmed sitters and friends alike. His ebullient, if not always reliable, personality comes to life in these two memoirs, written by two very different friends.



      Trade Review
      "The London publishing house Pallas Athene has come up with the very welcome and worthwhile project of assembling English translations of early biographies of artists in an easily accessible publication." - Historians of Netherlands Art Reviews

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