Thomas Gainsborough, Self portrait
Full title | Self portrait |
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Artist | Thomas Gainsborough |
Artist dates | 1727 - 1788 |
Date made | about 1759 |
Medium and support | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 76.2 × 63.5 cm |
Acquisition credit | On loan from the National Portrait Gallery: Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1965 |
Inventory number | L1299 |
Location | Room 35 |
Art route(s) | B |
Image copyright | On loan from the National Portrait Gallery: Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1965, © © National Portrait Gallery |
Collection | Main Collection |
This self portrait was painted at a moment of change in Gainsborough’s career. Having established himself as a portrait painter in Ipswich in his native Suffolk, in 1759 he settled in the fashionable town of Bath. Painted shortly before his move, this calm and composed self portrait showcases the artist’s skill in elegant, flickering brushwork, and his preference for setting his portraits in natural landscapes.
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