GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas
(b. 1727, Sudbury, d. 1788, London)
GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas (b. 1727, Sudbury, d. 1788, London) |
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Johann Christian Bach1776Oil on canvas Bibliografico Musicale, Museo Civico, Bologna | |
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The artist preferred the company of actors, artists, dramatists and musicians to that of politicians, writers or scholars, and was himself a talented amateur musician in addition to being a painter. Some of his finest portraits are of musicians and include the composer Karl Friedrich Abel (San Marino, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery) and Johann Christian Bach. Listen to an example of Johann Christian Bach's music. | |
