A Young Gentleman (possibly William III), after T. Gainsborough. L. Richeton

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Title : A Young Gentleman. Artist: after Thomas Gainsborough (1727 1788). Etcher: Leon Richeton (1854 - 1934). Description: published in the 1878 edition of The Portfolio. Date : 1878. Condition: Fine Condition. Plate size: 23,3x17,7 cms.

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A Young Gentleman (possibly William III), after T. Gainsborough. L. Richeton
Title : A Young Gentleman. Artist: after Thomas Gainsborough (1727 1788). Etcher: Leon Richeton (1854 - 1934). Description: published in the 1878 edition of The Portfolio. Date : 1878. Condition: Fine Condition. Plate size: 23,3x17,7 cms.

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Background: Leon Richeton (1854 - 1934) was an etcher, etched landscapes, and copied works by other artists, such as Sir Thomas Lawrence and Gainsborough. He published etchings in The Portfolio, and etched illustrations for Alfred Egmont Hake's Paris Originals..., London, 1878. Thomas Gainsborough FRSA (1727 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. He surpassed his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds to become the dominant British portraitist of the second half of the 18th century. He painted quickly, and the works of his maturity are characterised by a light palette and easy strokes. He preferred landscapes to portraits, and is credited (with Richard Wilson) as the originator of the 18th-century British landscape school. Gainsborough was a founding member of the Royal Academy.