George Lavington, Bishop of Exeter

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Title

George Lavington, Bishop of Exeter

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Description

oil on canvas 1270 x 1042 mm - Vivacious brushstrokes, as Gainsborough so aptly demonstrates on George Lavington's surplice, convey the transparency of the fabric with great economy. This looser technique marks the artist's transition from the more formal rendering of paint in the Gallery's other, and earlier, Gainsborough painting, Portrait of...

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Date created

circa 1760

Creator

Thomas Gainsborough

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https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/9722

Related subjects

bishops (prelates) / portraits / men / vestments / books / Painting

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