"Mr and Mrs Andrews" by Thomas Gainsborough

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English artist Thomas Gainsborough rose to fame in the 18th Century with his paintings of the British aristocracy. In this film Richard Stemp asks if his most famous painting is a portrait or landscape, and how this reveals the story behind the marriage of Mr and Mrs Andrews.

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