Six Studies of a Cat
Thomas Gainsborough
ca. 1763 - ca. 1769
Medium
black and white chalks, on brown paper,
Dimensions
459; 332
About this artwork
height 332 mm x width 459 mm
About the Artist
Thomas Gainsborough · 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough was born on 14 May 1727 in Sudbury, Suffolk, the youngest of nine children to wool dealer John Gainsborough and his wife Mary. Demonstrating prodigious talent from childhood, he sketched landscapes in the local woods and fields, fostering his lifelong passion for the genre. At age thirteen, he moved to London, where he trained under the French engraver and illustrator Hubert-Fr...