Landscape in Suffolk

Thomas Gainsborough painted his native Suffolk countryside with affection throughout his career. Though famous for aristocratic portraits, he considered landscape painting his true passion.

Gainsborough developed a feathery brushwork that captured the English atmosphere with poetic sensitivity. His Suffolk scenes influenced Constable, who grew up in the same region. While Reynolds dominated official portraiture, Gainsborough brought a more natural, informal quality to British art. This work hangs at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.