Susan Sloman

Thomas Gainsborough’s (1727–88) London years, from 1774 to 1788, were the pinnacle and conclusion of his career. They coincided with the establishment of the Royal Academy, of which Gainsborough was a founding member, and the city’s ascendance as a centre for the arts. Gainsborough in London is a meticulously researched and readable account of how Gainsborough designed his home and...