Portraits by Gainsborough
Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams was born to a wealthy Monmouthshire family. His youth was set in an eighteenth-century English landscape of splendid mansions, formal gardens, clipped green lawns, and portraits by Gainsborough. After Eton, he married, fathered two daughters, and entered Parliament as a Whig under the leadership of Sir Robert Walpole.
Could anyone explain the meaning of ' portraits by Gainsborough'? I understand each word, but not the phrase. Thanks!
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iclearwater Could anyone explain the meaning of ' portraits by Gainsborough'? I understand each word, but not the phrase. It is not an idiom.
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iclearwaterCould anyone explain the meaning of ' portraits by Gainsborough'? I understand each word, but not the phrase.
It is not an idiom. In those sorts of mansions hung portraits painted by Gainsborough. Here are some:
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