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Thomas Gainsborough

Died on August 2, 1788

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Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker who specialised in portrait and landscape painting. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he was one of the most important British artists of the 18th century.

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