Image: Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794) (Thomas Gainsborough) - Nationalmuseum - 22943

Description: Thomas Gainsborough was one of England’s leading 18th century portrait- and landscape painters. This work is highly representative of his depictions of the British élite – they emerge in full figure from wooded landscapes. Here Maria, Lady Eardly, just over 20 years of age, faces us wearing an elegant white silk gown, a blue shawl over her arm. She holds a flower in her hand and pearls glisten in her hair. Gainsborough was a master at rendering aristocratic extravagance in a natural setting.
Title: Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794)
Credit: Nationalmuseum
Author: Thomas Gainsborough
Permission: The author died in 1788, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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