Gainsborough

American

[geynz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, geynz-ber-uh] / ˈgeɪnzˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, ˈgeɪnz bər ə /

noun

Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.

Gainsborough British

/ -brə, ˈɡeɪnzbərə /

noun

Thomas. 1727–88, English painter, noted particularly for his informal portraits and for his naturalistic landscapes

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Read, a well-known portraitist at the time, studied in Europe, moved professionally in elite circles and was so successful that she was paid more handsomely than her better-known contemporaries, including Gainsborough.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

According to the Met Office, temperatures could reach 34C in Gainsborough later.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

“They have but one part worth looking at,” said Gainsborough, whose father was a merchant in textiles, “and that is their Purse.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Gainsborough studied Van Dyck’s composition and color, and in maturity absorbed elements of the master—the grand scroop of silk, the drama of the gaze—into his own portraiture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

The portrait, in the style of Gainsborough, showed an aristocratic family—parents, two teenage girls and an infant, all thin-lipped, and pale as ghouls—posed before a vaguely Tuscan landscape.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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