Gainsborough : the fashion of portraiture /

"Gainsborough, whose importance was akin to that of later society artist John Singer Sargent, made hundreds of portraits, becoming one of the leaders of the fledging British School of artists. Very much a part of the social dynamic of the time, portraiture is described as a 'means by which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ng, Aimee (Author, Curator)
Other Authors: Rayner, Kari (writer of essay.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Rizzoli Electa : in association with the Frick Collection, [2026]
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Table of Contents:
  • (from table of contents) Director's' Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Gainsborough, portraits, and fashion
  • Manner: More than what they wore
  • Fashion and painting interwoven in Gainsborough's portraits / Kari Rayner
  • Fashion and class: "A condition above the vulgar"
  • Fashion, portraits, and time
  • Catalogue.