Vintage Ornate Gold Gilded Framed Portrait Thomas Gainsboroug Circa 1768 t

Portrayed subject: Thomas Linley was one of the greatest composers and was the eldest son of the composer Thomas Linley the elder and his wife Mary Johnson. He was one of the most precocious composers and performers that have been known in England, and became known as the “English Mozart”. Frame 27x24 in Inside 18x20 Ready to hang. Professionally mounted Original painting sold for $225,000 at auction Any wear or cracking shown. Frame is in excellent condition. Minimal wear About the artist: British Thomas Gainsborough was considered by his peers to be one of the great masters of portraiture, and by historians to have shaped the English painting tradition. Gainsborough was taught originally by engraver Hubert Gravelot, and developed a mature style characterized by feathery brushwork and distinctly contemporary poses and dress. He was also a court favorite with King George III and a foundational member of the Royal Academy of Arts. In spite of high demand for his portraiture, Gainsborough dreamed of giving them up for landscapes—his true passion. Sir Joshua Reynolds, his reconciled lifelong rival, said in his eulogy of Gainsborough that, “If ever a nation should produce genius sufficient to acquire to us the honorable distinction of an English school, the name of Gainsborough will be transmitted to posterity.” The print looks very similar to an oil painting. Some wear and slight cracking (shown) but overall in great condition