Gainsborough

American  

[geynz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, geynz-ber-uh] / ˈgeɪnzˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, ˈgeɪnz bər ə /

noun

1. Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.

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Gainsborough British  

/ -brə, ˈɡeɪnzbərə /

noun

1. Thomas. 1727–88, English painter, noted particularly for his informal portraits and for his naturalistic landscapes

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Example Sentences

Robinbest Limited, a U.S.-sanctioned entity, is the Gainsborough’s registered owner and directly linked to Said, according to U.S. sanctions and U.K. property records.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the demand grew for a portrait by Gainsborough, he himself became fashionable and was taken up by King George III. Even so, the name “Van Dyck” was among the artist’s last words.

From The Wall Street Journal

Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a statement, police confirmed officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths, or a separate hit-and-run in Gainsborough Road, Winthorpe, just after 10:00 GMT on Saturday.

From BBC

Michael Overson, from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, has been waiting three years for a knee operation and found out on Friday his surgery, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, had been cancelled.

From BBC