Thomas Gainsborough

/  Maria Eardley

 
Thomas Gainsborough: Maria Eardley. dress, gown, portrait, mythology
 
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Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)
British painter, engraver and draughtsman
Work location: Sudbury, Suffolk, London, Ipswich, Bath
Depicted people: Maria Eardley
Title: Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794)
Object type: Painting
Description: Thomas Gainsborough was one of England’s leading 18th century portrait- and landscape painters. This work is highly representative of his depictions of the British élite – they emerge in full figure from wooded landscapes. Here Maria, Lady Eardly, just over 20 years of age, faces us wearing an elegant white silk gown, a blue shawl over her arm. She holds a flower in her hand and pearls glisten in her hair. Gainsborough was a master at rendering aristocratic extravagance in a natural setting.
Date: Unknown date
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 215 cm (84.6 in). Width: 149 cm (58.7 in).
Framed: Height: 234 cm (92.1 in). Width: 170 cm (66.9 in). Depth: 9 cm (3.5 in).
SKU: 273066
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