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Mary Fischer (née Gainsborough; 31 January 1750 – 2 July 1826) was the eldest and first-born daughter of English painter Thomas Gainsborough and his wife, Margaret Burr. She suffered from a Mental disorder , and was prone to fits of mental aberrations.
Thomas Gainsborough RA FRSA (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ n z b ər ə /; 14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds , [ 1 ] he is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century. [ 2 ]
Maria, Lady Eardley is an oil on canvas by the English artist, Thomas Gainsborough, painted around the time of her marriage in 1766, according to British art historian, Ellis Waterhouse, in “Preliminary Check List of Portraits by Thomas Gainsborough,” The Volume of the Walpole Society 33 (1948 –1950): 34.
The painting depicts Mary ("Molly", 31 January 1750 - 2 July 1826) [2] and Margaret ("Peggy", 19 August 1751 - 18 December 1820) [3] Gainsborough engaging in the titular activity. The younger daughter reaching to grab the butterfly represents the fragility of life while the elder daughter's apprehensive facial expression reveals her edging ...
Her younger sister Louisa was married to Lord Stormont, while her brother William, 1st Earl Cathcart were also painted by Gainsborough. The Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham, National Gallery of Art between 1775 and 1777. It was Mary's looks that caused a stir when Gainsborough exhibited her full-length portrait at the Royal Academy in London in 1777.
Mr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London.Today it is one of his most famous works, but it remained in the family of the sitters until 1960 and was very little known before it appeared in an exhibition in Ipswich in 1927, after which it was regularly requested for other exhibitions in Britain and abroad, and ...
The oil on canvas painting measures 219.7 × 153.7 cm (86.5 × 60.5 in). [14] The depiction of full-figure portraits in nature was a speciality of 18th-century English artists, especially Gainsborough who delighted in painting landscapes; Elizabeth with her love for the English countryside was the ideal model for him. [10]
"The Linley Sisters", by Thomas Gainsborough (Dulwich Picture Gallery) – Elizabeth (left, standing, aged 17) with her sister Mary. Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (née Linley) was born towards the end of 1754, but the exact date varies with sources giving 4, 5 or 7 September, [1] at either Abbey Green [1] or 5 Pierrepont Street, Bath. [2]