Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Thomas Gainsborough | DiscoverArt

Thomas Gainsborough

Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

1785-1787

oil on canvas

219.7 × 153.7 cm (86.5 × 60.5 in)

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