Thomas Gainsborough was one of the most important portrait artists of the second half of the 18th century.
Sometimes he painted with special 6 foot brushes. Yes, 6 foot! That’s almost 2 meters, eh – plus an arm’s length of course. He placed the canvas and his sitters next to one another and painted at distance.
Break-a-Brush!
David
“We love a genius for what he leaves and mourn him for what he takes away” Thomas Gainsborough