Thomas Gainsborough

British, 1727–1788

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Portrait of Maria Catherine (b. 1779) and Amelia Goddard (1781–1866)
oil on canvas
127.6 x 100.3 cm
Dec 4, 2024Sotheby's
Portrait of Maria Catherine (b. 1779) and Amelia Goddard (1781–1866)
oil on canvas
127.6 x 100.3 cm
Dec 4, 2024
Sotheby's
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction
Lot 21
The Gipsies (Hayes 2), 1727
Etching and engraving, on laid paper
50.5 x 45.0 cm
Nov 25, 2024Bonhams
The Gipsies (Hayes 2), 1727
Etching and engraving, on laid paper
50.5 x 45.0 cm
Nov 25, 2024
Bonhams
Prints & Multiples
Lot 4
Wooded Landscape with two Country Carts and Figures, 1779
soft-ground etching, on stiff laid paper
29.3 x 39.0 cm
Oct 23, 2024Christie's
Wooded Landscape with two Country Carts and Figures, 1779
soft-ground etching, on stiff laid paper
29.3 x 39.0 cm
Oct 23, 2024
Christie's
Live Auction 23636 Exceptional Impressions: The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection
Lot 26
A shepherd and his dog in a landscape, his flock resting by a dune in the foreground
oil on canvas
29.1 x 33.2 cm
Jul 3, 2024Christie's
A shepherd and his dog in a landscape, his flock resting by a dune in the foreground
oil on canvas
29.1 x 33.2 cm
Jul 3, 2024
Christie's
Live Auction 22669 Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours
Lot 212
A Wooded Landscape with Cattle at a Watering Place
Pencil and coloured chalks, watercolour, oil and varnish
21.5 x 31.7 cm
Jul 3, 2024Sotheby's
A Wooded Landscape with Cattle at a Watering Place
Pencil and coloured chalks, watercolour, oil and varnish
21.5 x 31.7 cm
Jul 3, 2024
Sotheby's
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Lot 55
Portrait of Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782), half-length, in a painted oval
oil on canvas, in a painted oval
76.2 x 63 cm
Jul 6, 2023Sotheby's
Portrait of Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782), half-length, in a painted oval
oil on canvas, in a painted oval
76.2 x 63 cm
Jul 6, 2023
Sotheby's • London
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part I
Lot 141
Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois
oil on canvas
157 x 132 cm
Jul 6, 2023Christie's
Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois
oil on canvas
157 x 132 cm
Jul 6, 2023
Christie's
Old Masters Part I
Lot 39
Portrait of Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782), half-length
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.0 cm
Jul 6, 2023Sotheby's
Portrait of Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782), half-length
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.0 cm
Jul 6, 2023
Sotheby's
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part I
Lot 141
A wooded river landscape with a herdsman driving cattle, sailing boats in the distance
oil on canvas
75.0 x 111.2 cm
Jul 5, 2023Sotheby's
A wooded river landscape with a herdsman driving cattle, sailing boats in the distance
oil on canvas
75.0 x 111.2 cm
Jul 5, 2023
Sotheby's
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction
Lot 44
A wooded landscape with drovers and horses, circa 1768-1770
pencil, grey and brown wash, heightened with touches of bodycolour, varnished
20 x 25.1 cm
Jul 4, 2023Christie's
A wooded landscape with drovers and horses, circa 1768-1770
pencil, grey and brown wash, heightened with touches of bodycolour, varnished
20 x 25.1 cm
Jul 4, 2023
Christie's
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
Lot 117
Wooded landscape with herdsmen and cattle on a track
black chalk and grey wash heightened with white on buff paper
27.6 x 34.9 cm
Jul 4, 2023Christie's
Wooded landscape with herdsmen and cattle on a track
black chalk and grey wash heightened with white on buff paper
27.6 x 34.9 cm
Jul 4, 2023
Christie's
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
Lot 108
A young man reclining on a bank beneath a tree, possibly a self-portrait
pencil
18.7 x 14.6 cm
Jul 4, 2023Christie's
A young man reclining on a bank beneath a tree, possibly a self-portrait
pencil
18.7 x 14.6 cm
Jul 4, 2023
Christie's
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
Lot 106
”Wooded Rocky Landscape with Peasants in a Country Waggon and Pool”, 1765
Oil on panel
35.5 x 30.0 cm
Jun 1, 2023Grisebach
”Wooded Rocky Landscape with Peasants in a Country Waggon and Pool”, 1765
Oil on panel
35.5 x 30.0 cm
Jun 1, 2023
Grisebach
19th Century Art
Lot 195
Portrait of James Haviland (c. 1747–1779), half-length, in a painted oval
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm
Apr 5, 2023Sotheby's
Portrait of James Haviland (c. 1747–1779), half-length, in a painted oval
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm
Apr 5, 2023
Sotheby's • London
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Lot 99
Portrait of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
oil on canvas
75.8 x 63.1 cm
Mar 21, 2023Bonhams
Portrait of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
oil on canvas
75.8 x 63.1 cm
Mar 21, 2023
Bonhams • London, Knightsbridge
Collections: Including The Peta Smyth Collection of Antique Textiles & Tapestries, Selected Items From The Collection of Lord & Lady Flight, and The Contents of Chequers' Attics
Lot 275
Portrait of Edward Richard Gardiner
oil on canvas
36.8 x 31.8 cm
Jan 26, 2023Sotheby's
Portrait of Edward Richard Gardiner
oil on canvas
36.8 x 31.8 cm
Jan 26, 2023
Sotheby's • New York
Master Paintings Part I
Lot 153
Landscape with a peasant family resting, circa 1752
pencil and stump with touches of wash, partial vryheit watermark of a rampant lion on a pedestal
18.4 x 14.3 cm
Jan 26, 2023Christie's
Landscape with a peasant family resting, circa 1752
pencil and stump with touches of wash, partial vryheit watermark of a rampant lion on a pedestal
18.4 x 14.3 cm
Jan 26, 2023
Christie's
Old Master & British Drawings
Lot 69
A wooded landscape with drovers and horses, circa 1768-1770
pencil, gray and brown wash, heightened with touches of bodycolor, varnished
20 x 25.1 cm
Jan 26, 2023Christie's
A wooded landscape with drovers and horses, circa 1768-1770
pencil, gray and brown wash, heightened with touches of bodycolor, varnished
20 x 25.1 cm
Jan 26, 2023
Christie's
Old Master & British Drawings
Lot 68
A wooded landscape with donkeys and figures on a path
oil on canvas
141⁄2 x 181⁄4 in. (36.8 x 46.3 cm.)
Jul 8, 2022Christie's
A wooded landscape with donkeys and figures on a path
oil on canvas
141⁄2 x 181⁄4 in. (36.8 x 46.3 cm.)
Jul 8, 2022
Christie's
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online
Lot 213
Portrait of John Campbell, Viscount Glenorchy
oil on canvas
127 x 102 cm
Jul 8, 2022Christie's
Portrait of John Campbell, Viscount Glenorchy
oil on canvas
127 x 102 cm
Jul 8, 2022
Christie's
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online
Lot 212
Portrait of Prince Ernest Augustus (1771-1851), later King of Hanover, three-quarter-length, in Windsor uniform
oil on canvas
120 x 90.2 cm
Jul 7, 2022Christie's
Portrait of Prince Ernest Augustus (1771-1851), later King of Hanover, three-quarter-length, in Windsor uniform
oil on canvas
120 x 90.2 cm
Jul 7, 2022
Christie's
Live Auction 20552 Old Masters Evening Sale
Lot 32
A wooded landscape in Suffolk
oil on canvas
30.5 x 35 cm. 12 x 13¾ in. 44.5 x 48.6 cm. 17¾ x 19¼ in.
Jun 29, 2022Sotheby's
A wooded landscape in Suffolk
oil on canvas
30.5 x 35 cm. 12 x 13¾ in. 44.5 x 48.6 cm. 17¾ x 19¼ in.
Jun 29, 2022
Sotheby's • London
British Art: The Jubilee Auction
Lot 16
A study of a donkey with panniers and a slight sketch of a figure
pencil on paper
14.7 x 18.5 cm
Mar 24, 2022Christie's
A study of a donkey with panniers and a slight sketch of a figure
pencil on paper
14.7 x 18.5 cm
Mar 24, 2022
Christie's
Dramas of Light and Land: The Martyn Gregory Collection of British Art
Lot 74
Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Dec 7, 2021Christie's
Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Dec 7, 2021
Christie's
Old Masters Evening Sale
Lot 44
Portrait of Colonel The Hon. Charles Hamilton (1727-1806)
oil on canvas
30 by 24 3/4 in. 76.3 by 62.8 cm. 37 5/8 by 32 1/2 in. 95.6 by 82.5 cm.
Oct 18, 2021Sotheby's
Portrait of Colonel The Hon. Charles Hamilton (1727-1806)
oil on canvas
30 by 24 3/4 in. 76.3 by 62.8 cm. 37 5/8 by 32 1/2 in. 95.6 by 82.5 cm.
Oct 18, 2021
Sotheby's • New York
Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen
Lot 28
Landscape with trees and a field, a church tower in the distance
oil on canvas laid on panel
10 1/4 by 8 1/4 in. 26 by 21 cm. 14 1/4 by 12 1/4 in. 36 by 31 cm.
Oct 18, 2021Sotheby's
Landscape with trees and a field, a church tower in the distance
oil on canvas laid on panel
10 1/4 by 8 1/4 in. 26 by 21 cm. 14 1/4 by 12 1/4 in. 36 by 31 cm.
Oct 18, 2021
Sotheby's • New York
Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen
Lot 32
Portrait of Mr G. Hammond, half-length, in a brown coat, holding a letter
oil on canvas
76.8 x 63.9cm (30 1/4 x 25 3/16in)
Jul 7, 2021Bonhams
Portrait of Mr G. Hammond, half-length, in a brown coat, holding a letter
oil on canvas
76.8 x 63.9cm (30 1/4 x 25 3/16in)
Jul 7, 2021
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Old Master Paintings
Lot 8
Portrait of Mr G. Hammond, half-length, in a brown coat, holding a letter, within a painted oval
oil on canvas
76.8 x 63.9 cm
Jul 7, 2021Bonhams
Portrait of Mr G. Hammond, half-length, in a brown coat, holding a letter, within a painted oval
oil on canvas
76.8 x 63.9 cm
Jul 7, 2021
Bonhams
Old Master Paintings
Lot 8
Wooded upland landscape with shepherd and sheep
Black and white chalk and stumping on blue paper
24.5 x 34.3 cm
Jul 7, 2021Sotheby's
Wooded upland landscape with shepherd and sheep
Black and white chalk and stumping on blue paper
24.5 x 34.3 cm
Jul 7, 2021
Sotheby's
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Lot 54
Wooded landscape with two figures on horseback travelling along a winding track
Brush and dark grey wash
20.5 x 28.7 cm
Jul 7, 2021Sotheby's
Wooded landscape with two figures on horseback travelling along a winding track
Brush and dark grey wash
20.5 x 28.7 cm
Jul 7, 2021
Sotheby's
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Lot 6
Wooded Landscape with Cattle and Sheep at a Watering Place, and Rustic lovers
Gray and gray-black washes and black and white chalk on laid paper
28.1 x 36.9 cm
Jan 27, 2021Sotheby's
Wooded Landscape with Cattle and Sheep at a Watering Place, and Rustic lovers
Gray and gray-black washes and black and white chalk on laid paper
28.1 x 36.9 cm
Jan 27, 2021
Sotheby's
Old Master Drawings
Lot 85
Wooded Landscape with Deer
Gray and gray-black washes and black chalk, heightened with white on laid paper
28.2 x 36.9 cm
Jan 27, 2021Sotheby's
Wooded Landscape with Deer
Gray and gray-black washes and black chalk, heightened with white on laid paper
28.2 x 36.9 cm
Jan 27, 2021
Sotheby's
Old Master Drawings
Lot 84
A wooded valley landscape with a shepherd and his flock in the foreground
black chalk and stump and pale pink wash
27.3 x 37.1 cm
Dec 8, 2020Christie's
A wooded valley landscape with a shepherd and his flock in the foreground
black chalk and stump and pale pink wash
27.3 x 37.1 cm
Dec 8, 2020
Christie's
300 Years Of British Drawings
Lot 5
A WOODED LANDSCAPE
pencil on laid paper
15 x 19 cm
Jun 18, 2020Sotheby's
A WOODED LANDSCAPE
pencil on laid paper
15 x 19 cm
Jun 18, 2020
Sotheby's
The Dealer's Eye | London
Lot 16
PORTRAIT OF PHILIP DEHANY WITH HIS WIFE MARGARET AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARY, FULL LENGTH, IN AN INTERIOR
oil on canvas
238.5 x 147 cm
Jan 29, 2020Sotheby's
PORTRAIT OF PHILIP DEHANY WITH HIS WIFE MARGARET AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARY, FULL LENGTH, IN AN INTERIOR
oil on canvas
238.5 x 147 cm
Jan 29, 2020
Sotheby's • New York
Master Paintings Evening Sale
Lot 71
Portrait of John Richards, three-quarter-length, wearing a green coat and holding a tricorn hat
oil on canvas
127.1 x 99 cm
Dec 5, 2019Sotheby's
Portrait of John Richards, three-quarter-length, wearing a green coat and holding a tricorn hat
oil on canvas
127.1 x 99 cm
Dec 5, 2019
Sotheby's • London
Old Masters Day Sale
Lot 165
Portrait of H.R.H. Prince George, Prince of Wales (1762–1830), later King George IV
oil on canvas
75.5 x 63 cm
Dec 4, 2019Sotheby's
Portrait of H.R.H. Prince George, Prince of Wales (1762–1830), later King George IV
oil on canvas
75.5 x 63 cm
Dec 4, 2019
Sotheby's • London
Old Masters Evening Sale
Lot 35
Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c. 1773-1837) and his brother Henry Villebois (1777-1847)
oil on canvas
156.9 x 132.1 cm
Dec 3, 2019Christie's
Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c. 1773-1837) and his brother Henry Villebois (1777-1847)
oil on canvas
156.9 x 132.1 cm
Dec 3, 2019
Christie's • London
Old Masters Evening Sale
Lot 41
A country track with houses, 1727-1788
pencil, black chalk and watercolour
23.8 x 30.2 cm
Jul 2, 2019Christie's
A country track with houses, 1727-1788
pencil, black chalk and watercolour
23.8 x 30.2 cm
Jul 2, 2019
Christie's • London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Lot 150
A country house surrounded by trees, 1727-1788
black and white chalk on buff paper, with a fleur-de-lis and W watermark
27.9 x 38.1 cm
Jul 2, 2019Christie's
A country house surrounded by trees, 1727-1788
black and white chalk on buff paper, with a fleur-de-lis and W watermark
27.9 x 38.1 cm
Jul 2, 2019
Christie's • London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Lot 149
Open landscape with figures, horses and cart, 1727-1788
black chalk, black ink and grey wash, heightened with white on buff paper
27.9 x 36.5 cm
Jul 2, 2019Christie's
Open landscape with figures, horses and cart, 1727-1788
black chalk, black ink and grey wash, heightened with white on buff paper
27.9 x 36.5 cm
Jul 2, 2019
Christie's • London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Lot 148
Cattle watering beside a river with a distant view to a tower, 1727-1788
black and white chalk on grey paper
27.9 x 35 cm
Jul 2, 2019Christie's
Cattle watering beside a river with a distant view to a tower, 1727-1788
black and white chalk on grey paper
27.9 x 35 cm
Jul 2, 2019
Christie's • London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Lot 182
PORTRAIT OF GEORGE CHARLES GARNIER (1739-1819) OF ROOKESBURY PARK, HAMPSHIRE, IN A LANDSCAPE WITH A SPANIEL
paintings
108 x 88.3 cm
May 22, 2019Sotheby's
PORTRAIT OF GEORGE CHARLES GARNIER (1739-1819) OF ROOKESBURY PARK, HAMPSHIRE, IN A LANDSCAPE WITH A SPANIEL
paintings
108 x 88.3 cm
May 22, 2019
Sotheby's • New York
Master Paintings
Lot 86
PORTRAIT OF J. DUDLEY, HALF-LENGTH, WEARING A LONG BOB WIG AND IN A GREY COAT
paintings
76.2 x 63.5 cm
May 8, 2019Sotheby's
PORTRAIT OF J. DUDLEY, HALF-LENGTH, WEARING A LONG BOB WIG AND IN A GREY COAT
paintings
76.2 x 63.5 cm
May 8, 2019
Sotheby's • London
Old Masters
Lot 56
Portrait of Sir Francis Skipwith, 3rd Bt., (d. 1778) of Newbold Pacey Hall, near Warwick, half-length, in a brown coat and green waistcoat with a hat under his left arm
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.2 cm
May 1, 2019Christie's
Portrait of Sir Francis Skipwith, 3rd Bt., (d. 1778) of Newbold Pacey Hall, near Warwick, half-length, in a brown coat and green waistcoat with a hat under his left arm
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.2 cm
May 1, 2019
Christie's • New York
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
Lot 354
PORTRAIT OF EDWARD WILLES (1723-1787), THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, WEARING JUDGE'S ROBES AND WIG
paintings
136 x 110.2 cm
Jan 31, 2019Sotheby's
PORTRAIT OF EDWARD WILLES (1723-1787), THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, WEARING JUDGE'S ROBES AND WIG
paintings
136 x 110.2 cm
Jan 31, 2019
Sotheby's • New York
Master Paintings & Sculpture Day Sale
Lot 284
AN OPEN LANDSCAPE WITH RESTING DROVERS 
paintings
40 x 52.1 cm
Jan 30, 2019Sotheby's
AN OPEN LANDSCAPE WITH RESTING DROVERS
paintings
40 x 52.1 cm
Jan 30, 2019
Sotheby's • New York
Old Master Drawings
Lot 151
Portrait of Winifred Silvertop, Mrs John Wright (d. 1780), bust-length, in Van Dyck dress with a blue gauze wrap
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.5 cm
Dec 7, 2018Christie's
Portrait of Winifred Silvertop, Mrs John Wright (d. 1780), bust-length, in Van Dyck dress with a blue gauze wrap
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.5 cm
Dec 7, 2018
Christie's • London
Old Masters Day Sale
Lot 204
WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH RUSTIC LOVERS AND TWO COWS
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76.2 cm
Dec 6, 2018Sotheby's
WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH RUSTIC LOVERS AND TWO COWS
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76.2 cm
Dec 6, 2018
Sotheby's
Lot 209
WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH PEASANTS RESTING, AND A DISTANT COTTAGE
oil on canvas
35.6 x 30.6 cm
Dec 6, 2018Sotheby's
WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH PEASANTS RESTING, AND A DISTANT COTTAGE
oil on canvas
35.6 x 30.6 cm
Dec 6, 2018
Sotheby's
Lot 208