Framed Oil Painting: The Byam Family by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), oil on canvas, c.1762-66. On long-term loan from the Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation.
Key information
Museum number
L2001.1
Object
Framed Oil Painting: The Byam Family by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), oil on canvas, c.1762-66. On long-term loan from the Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation.
Gallery label
The Byam Family
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
Oil on canvas, 1762-66
One of the most ambitious paintings made during Gainsborough’s sixteen years in Bath, this portrait shows George Byam (1734-1779), a plantation owner from Antigua who married a local girl, Louisa Bathurst. The couple stroll in a poetic landscape, demonstrating their sensibility as admirers of nature. A few years later, the Byams returned to Bath with their first child Selina. Gainsborough added her to the portrait and took the opportunity to change the colour of Louisa’s gown at the same time.
On long-term loan from the Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation
L2001.1
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
Oil on canvas, 1762-66
One of the most ambitious paintings made during Gainsborough’s sixteen years in Bath, this portrait shows George Byam (1734-1779), a plantation owner from Antigua who married a local girl, Louisa Bathurst. The couple stroll in a poetic landscape, demonstrating their sensibility as admirers of nature. A few years later, the Byams returned to Bath with their first child Selina. Gainsborough added her to the portrait and took the opportunity to change the colour of Louisa’s gown at the same time.
On long-term loan from the Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation
L2001.1
On display?
Yes
