The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly

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The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly is an 18th-century oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough depicting his two young daughters in a natural landscape, celebrated for its tender portrayal of childhood and lively, informal composition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century painting
oil painting
painting
artist Thomas Gainsborough
artisticStyle informal composition
lively composition
naturalistic landscape
city London
linked to: London, England
collection National Gallery, London
linked to: National Gallery
completionDate c. 1756
country United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Thomas Gainsborough
creatorNationality British
creatorOccupation painter
culture British
depictionType double portrait
depicts Margaret Gainsborough
Mary Gainsborough
butterfly
natural landscape
two young girls
depictsAgeGroup children
depictsRelationship sisters
genre children’s portrait
portrait painting
hasPart butterfly
figure of Margaret Gainsborough
figure of Mary Gainsborough
foreground landscape
sky
trees
hasTitle The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly
inception c. 1756
languageOfTitle English
location National Gallery, London
linked to: National Gallery
medium oil on canvas
oil paint
movement British school of painting
Rococo
notableFor dynamic movement
expressive characterization
tender portrayal of childhood
partOf Gainsborough’s family portraits
period 18th century
subjectMatter childhood
play
sisterly affection

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Thomas Gainsborough notableWork The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly
Gainsborough notableWork The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly
The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly hasTitle The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly