thomas gainsborough

     

An X-ray of his "Blue Boy" has revealed the figure of a small dog that was painted out

Trivia about thomas gainsborough

  • His 1770 work "The Blue Boy" resides in the Huntington Art Gallery in San Marino, California
  • In the 1740s this "Blue Boy" painter worked as a restorer of paintings for art dealers
  • Van Dyck's influence on this artist is apparent in works such as "The Blue Boy"
  • Seen here, the most celebrated work of this artist was completed in 1770:
  • In 1768 this "Blue Boy" painter was a founding member of The Royal Academy of Arts
  • Englishman who painted the following, note the "blue girl"
  • This Englishman painted a "Girl with Pigs" as well as "The Blue Boy"
  • "The Blue Boy"(1770)