Thomas Gainsborough
#2,684
Most Influential Person Across History
English portrait and landscape painter
Thomas Gainsborough's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Thomas Gainsboroughcomputer-science Degrees
Computer Science
#3003
Historical Rank
Database
#950
Historical Rank
Download Badge
Computer Science
Why Is Thomas Gainsborough Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Thomas Gainsborough was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century. He painted quickly, and the works of his maturity are characterised by a light palette and easy strokes. Despite being a prolific portrait painter, Gainsborough gained greater satisfaction from his landscapes. He is credited as the originator of the 18th-century British landscape school. Gainsborough was a founding member of the Royal Academy.
