Sign for the Gainsborough Arms
Introduction
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Sign for the Gainsborough Arms
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 28 Jul 2010
Instead of a coat-of-arms the sign shows a portrait of Thomas Gainsborough. Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was an English landscape and portrait painter, almost as popular at the peak of his career as Reynolds. He is known for his many elegant portraits of women, and above all for his Blue Boy. Greens and blues predominate in his work.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.968209
Longitude
-2.470616