Artist:
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Thomas Gainsborough
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Title:
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Portrait of John Langston, Esquire, of Sarsden
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Date:
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1787
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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92 x 61 1/2 in. (233.68 x 156.21 cm) (canvas)
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 306
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John Langston, Esquire, was a country gentleman in England of great standing. His dark suit with ruffled blouse and powdered wig are of-the-moment fashion. Langston is standing before an open window depicting a bucolic countryside, perhaps meant to represent his own land holdings in Sarsden.
Thomas Gainsborough was one of the most talented and sought-after British portraitists of the 18th century. While he maintained that landscape painting was his first love, his numerous portraits of English nobility brought him great financial rewards.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Gainsborough, Thomas
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Nationality:
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British
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Life Dates:
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British, 1727 - 1788
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England, , ,
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Accession #:
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63.8
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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