United KingdomSociety 48 · A modern society
Thomas Gainsborough, an 18th-century painter, is best known for what kind of work?
- aLarge bronze sculptures of kings and generals in cities
- bPop art prints of film stars, cartoons and adverts
- cStained-glass windows made for cathedrals and churches
- dPortraits, often with a country or garden backgroundCorrect answer
Why?
Gainsborough painted portraits of wealthy people and often placed them in a landscape or garden, as in Mr and Mrs Andrews.
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