Meet the Artist: Thomas Gainsborough

Step into the fashionable world of Thomas Gainsborough and make your own Gainsborough-inspired artworks! Follow Anneli Bray on a lively journey through the rich paintings of Thomas Gainsborough, an ambitious artist whose endless experiments with style, genre and technique catapulted him to fame in the eighteenth century. Learn all about different genres of paintings that were popular during the eighteenth century, like conversation pieces and fancy pictures. Build a model landscape using ordinary household items, make your own musical instruments and design a pamphlet inspired by the infamous society scandal sheets of the time. Packed with make-and-dos and creative activities, Meet the Artist: Thomas Gainsborough is perfect for encouraging and inspiring budding young artists.