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OriginalGainsborough painted several portraits of the talented Linley family; a successful teacher, musician and composer, Thomas senior's children were described by Charles Burney as a "Nest of Nightingales". The family had close ties with the Sheridan family (in fact, Elizabeth Ann Linley married Richard Brinsley Sheridan) and Linley senior had a share in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He appears to have been quite handsome and his children were said to be very attractive; Gainsborough never painted a portrait of Linley's wife though ...
Reason
Good scan of portrait of Thomas Linley senior by Gainsborough
Articles in which this image appears
Thomas Linley the elder; The Duenna, a comic opera composed with his son; and William Linley another of his children.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Thomas Gainsborough

Promoted File:Gainsborough, Thomas - Thomas Linley the elder - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:23, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]