Gainsborough's Dr. Ralph Schomberg
Thomas Gainsborough's techniques of painting portraits (including 6 brushes, dim lighting conditions and artificial backgrounds in the studio), his fee schedules, and his ideas about proper hanging of paintings introduce en examination of Gainsborough's painting of Dr. Ralph Schomberg, fro...
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National Gallery technical bulletin Vol. 12, p. 44-57, ill. 58 notes, photos |
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1988
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Summary: | Thomas Gainsborough's techniques of painting portraits (including 6 brushes, dim lighting conditions and artificial backgrounds in the studio), his fee schedules, and his ideas about proper hanging of paintings introduce en examination of Gainsborough's painting of Dr. Ralph Schomberg, from about 1771. Material changes in the original paint layers of this painting are of interest. The random colour disparity is duscussed in the context of paint application and the painter's palette. The style is contrasted with that of contemporary Joshua Reynolds. 58 notes references, photographs. -- ICCROM |
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ISSN: | 01407430 |