Thomas Gainsborough

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This paper presents a brief biographical background of the English artist, Thomas Gainsborough. The paper explains that, although Gainsborough was famous for both portraiture and landscapes, he preferred landscape painting and only painted portraits for a living. The paper focuses on Gainsborough's "M/M Paul Governor and daughters Elizabeth and Dorothea" as an example of the realistic and lifelike nature of his portraits.

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"The Yale Center for British Art houses some fine examples of period art, including Thomas Gainsborough's M/M Paul Governor and daughters Elizabeth and Dorothea. According to the Yale Center website (http://www.ycba.yale.edu), the center was presented by Paul Mellon, class of 1929 and houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside of the United Kingdom. This fact alone was the motivating factor for my selecting the Yale Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The collection of British painting and other artistic mediums contributed to an outstanding exhibition that demonstrates what the Elizabethan period epitomized. There are 1900 paintings and over 100 sculpted pieces housed in the collection. The entire collection is reflective of the founder, Paul Mellon's artistic interests and taste."

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