Gainsborough in Bath

by Susan Sloman

When Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) arrived in the spa town of Bath, England, at the age of thirty-one, he was an artist of modest reputation. When he left sixteen years later, he was recognized as one of Europe's foremost painters. In this exceptional book, Susan Sloman examines for the first time how this transformation took place. She offers an entirely new view of Gainsborough's development during his middle years as well as abundant new information...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300097115
• ISBN13: 9780300097115
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 11.2"