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Thomas Gainsborough

1727 to 1788 5 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Thomas Gainsborough across 4 places, from 1728 to 1774. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker who specialised in portrait and landscape painting.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Thomas Gainsborough was documented, and when

1728year
Bath, Somersetattested “File:Margaret Burr (1728-1797), Mrs Thomas Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough.jpg|Margaret Burr (1728–1797), the artist's wife, early 1770s File:Thomas Gainsborough 024.jpg|Self-Portrait (1754) File:Thomas Gainsborough 017.jpg|The Artis…” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1740year
Londonattested “Gainsborough left home in 1740 to study art in London, where he trained under engraver Hubert Gravelot but became associated with William Hogarth and his school.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1748year
Ipswichattested “He later resided there following the death of his father in 1748 and before his move to Ipswich.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1774year
Schomberg Houseattested “In 1774, Gainsborough and his family moved to London to live in Schomberg House, Pall Mall.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1774year
Londonattested “In 1774, Gainsborough and his family moved to London to live in Schomberg House, Pall Mall.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough

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Places Thomas Gainsborough is documented in

London2 presences · 1740 to 1774Bath, Somerset1 presence · 1728
Ipswich1 presence · 1748
Schomberg House1 presence · 1774

Other places tied to Thomas Gainsborough in the record

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1746year
Waddesdon Manormentioned “An example of this is his portrait of Frances Browne, Mrs John Douglas (1746–1811) which can be seen at Waddesdon Manor.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1748 to 1749period
Sudbury, Suffolkmentioned “He returned to Sudbury in 1748–1749 and concentrated on painting portraits.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1761year
Spring Gardensmentioned “Beginning with the Exhibition of 1761 he sent work to the annual exhibition of the Society of Artists of Great Britain (of which he was one of the earliest members) at Spring Gardens in London.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1769year
Royal Academy of Artsmentioned “From 1769 he submitted works to the Royal Academy's annual exhibitions.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
1784year
Schomberg Housementioned “This portrait was included in his first private exhibition at Schomberg House in 1784.” source: Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough

Documented at the same place, the same year

Thomas PaineSchomberg House · 1774

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