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Thomas Gainsborough (artist) British, 1727 - 1788 Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1785-1787 oil on canvas Overall: 220 x 154 cm (86 5/8 x 60 5/8 in.) framed: 251.5 x 185.4 x 14 cm (99 x 73 x 5 1/2 in.) Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.92 |
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Conservation Notes
The medium-coarse canvas is plain woven; it has been lined. The ground, the color of which is difficult to determine, is moderately thick and masks the weave of the canvas. There is a light pink imprimatura evident beneath the sky and the sitter, which is used as a middle tone. The painting is executed in liquid paint, blended wet into wet, applied in many layers in order to create a rich and sumptuous effect, with thin washes in free-flowing brushstrokes for the details. The painting is in excellent condition. The natural resin varnish has discolored yellow slightly.| « | back to gallery | » | continue tour |