Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough Historical Figure Nationality: United Kingdom Year of Birth: 1727 Year of Death: 1788 Cause of Death: Cancer Occupation: Artist Spouse: Margaret Burr Fictional Appearances: The Two Georges POD: c. 1763 Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference

Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 – 2 August 1788) was an English artist who was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain.

Thomas Gainsborough in The Two Georges

Thomas Gainsborough's 1775 painting, The Two Georges, a portrait of North American colonial leader George Washington, and British monarch George III, came to symbolize the national unity of the British Empire, particularly between the North American Union and Britain.

Gainsborough took great liberties with the painting, including several important figures of the day in the painting, whether they'd been present for the actual ceremony or not. He even painted himself into it.