{"product_id":"gainsborough","title":"Gainsborough","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** Selected as a Book of the Year in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver **\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Compulsively readable - the pages seem to turn themselves'' John Carey, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''B\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erings one of the very greatest [artists] vividly to life'' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Gainsborough lived as if electricity shot through his sinews and crackled at his finger ends. He was a gentle and empathetic family man, but had a shockingly loose, libidinous manner and a volatility that could lead him to slash his paintings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Hamilton reveals the artist in his many contexts: the talented Suffolk lad, transported to the heights of fashion; the rake-on-the-make in London, learning his craft in the shadow of Hogarth; the society-portrait painter in Bath and London who earned huge sums by charming the right people into his studio. With fresh insights into original sources, \u003ci\u003eGainsborough: A Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e transforms our understanding of this fascinating man, and enlightens the century that bore him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317543969150,"sku":"NW9781474601061","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781474601061.jpg?v=1778655074","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/gainsborough","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}