Thomas Gainsborough, Miss Catherine Tatton, 1786, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Title: Miss Catherine Tatton, 1786
Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
The wedding day of Miss Catherine Tatton, the niece of the Archdeacon of Canterbury, is coming soon! How fortunate for the bride that the artist is Thomas Gainsborough, one of the most prolific and talented British portraitist of the latter part of the 18th century. His subjects ranging from the engaging young woman above to members of the aristocracy and royalty (including the king).
Gainsborough’s birthday was on Tuesday, May 14, 1727.
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