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Gainsborough Dupont
Bequeathed by Lady d'Abernon 1954
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<p>Gainsborough Dupont (1754-1797) was the eldest son of Gainsborough's sister Sarah, and Philip Dupont. Apprenticed to Gainsborough from 1772 until 1788, the year of the elder artist's death, Dupont was the only assistant Gainsborough ever employed; for unlike Reynolds, he neither ran a large studio nor trained large numbers of pupils. Dupont painted pictures in Gainsborough's style, and these are still sometimes confused with those of his master. Although this portrait is barely more than a sketch - the clothing for example is very summarily rendered - Gainsborough has nevertheless managed to convey a sense of his nephew's diffidence, remarked on by contemporaries.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
21 July 1989 – 31 March 2025
2025-03-31
21 July 1989 – 31 March 2025
2025-03-31
1989-07-21
Gainsborough’s House (Sudbury, UK)
1989-07-21
Long loan to Gainsborough's House
Loan-out
24 October 2002 – 14 September 2003
2003-09-14
24 October 2002 – 19 January 2003
2003-01-19
2002-10-24
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
9 February 2003 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
2003-02-09
National Gallery of Art (Washington DC, USA)
15 June 2003 – 14 September 2003
2003-09-14
2003-06-15
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA)
http://www.mfa.org
2002-10-24
Thomas Gainsborough
Exhibition
17 May 2004 – 8 September 2004
2004-09-08
17 May 2004
2004-05-17
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-05-17
The Boy
Collection based display
22 November 2018 – 5 June 2019
2019-06-05
22 November 2018 – 3 February 2019
2019-02-03
2018-11-22
National Portrait Gallery (London, UK)
http://www.npg.org.uk
23 February 2019 – 5 June 2019
2019-06-05
2019-02-23
Princeton University Art Museum (Princeton, USA)
http://www.princetonartmuseum.org
2018-11-22
Gainsborough Family Album
Loan-out
11 September 2019 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
11 September 2019 – 16 February 2020
2020-02-16
2019-09-11
Musée du Luxembourg (Paris, France)
29 February 2020 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
2020-02-29
External
2019-09-11
Gainsborough to Turner: The Golden Age of English Painting
Loan-out
1 January 2026 – 30 April 2026
2026-04-30
1 January 2026 – 30 April 2026
2026-04-30
2026-01-01
Frick Collection (New York, USA)
http://www.frick.org
2026-01-01
Thomas Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture
Loan-out
Gainsborough Dupont
support: 455 × 375 mm
frame: 590 × 500 × 90 mm
Bequeathed by Lady d'Abernon 1954
<p>Gainsborough Dupont (1754-1797) was the eldest son of Gainsborough's sister Sarah, and Philip Dupont. Apprenticed to Gainsborough from 1772 until 1788, the year of the elder artist's death, Dupont was the only assistant Gainsborough ever employed; for unlike Reynolds, he neither ran a large studio nor trained large numbers of pupils. Dupont painted pictures in Gainsborough's style, and these are still sometimes confused with those of his master. Although this <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> is barely more than a sketch - the clothing for example is very summarily rendered - Gainsborough has nevertheless managed to convey a sense of his nephew's diffidence, remarked on by contemporaries.</p>
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