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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artist | Thomas Gainsborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
informal composition
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lively composition ⓘ naturalistic landscape ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1756 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Gainsborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | painter ⓘ |
| culture | British ⓘ |
| depictionType | double portrait ⓘ |
| depicts |
Margaret Gainsborough
NERFINISHED
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Mary Gainsborough NERFINISHED ⓘ butterfly ⓘ natural landscape ⓘ two young girls ⓘ |
| depictsAgeGroup | children ⓘ |
| depictsRelationship | sisters ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s portrait
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portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
butterfly
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figure of Margaret Gainsborough ⓘ figure of Mary Gainsborough ⓘ foreground landscape ⓘ sky ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1756 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
British school of painting
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Rococo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic movement
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expressive characterization ⓘ tender portrayal of childhood ⓘ |
| partOf | Gainsborough’s family portraits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
childhood
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play ⓘ sisterly affection ⓘ |
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