# artlovers c18th arthistory adventcalendar

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Reynolds’s great rival,🇬🇧Thos Gainsborough (1727-1788) loved painting landscapes but the ££ was in portraiture. Thus, his portraits often contain detailed landscape backgrounds. Light, swift, almost swirling brushstrokes are also classic TG.

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Sir Thos Lawrence🇬🇧(1769-1830) was a child prodigy who became the greatest portraitist of his era. Notice how his bold, blurred lines still manage to suggest remarkable detail. His colours pop & he beautifully conveys his sitters’ personalities.

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Want to impress your friends next time you’re at an art museum? Follow the hashtag for 24 days featuring the long Greatest Of All Time artists (GOATest, as my kids say) & how to recognize them!

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