Mrs Elizabeth Moody with her sons Samuel and Thomas

Mrs Elizabeth Moody with her sons Samuel and Thomas is a portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, originally painted as a single portrait of Mrs Moody around 1779–80 as a commission from her new husband Samuel Moody. She died in 1782 and the children are thought to have been added in 1784 or 1785. The painting was given to the Dulwich Picture Gallery in 1831 by Thomas Moody, one of the sons shown in the work, possibly to prevent it from passing to his step-mother, with whom he was not on friendly terms.[1]

Mrs Elizabeth Moody with her sons Samuel and Thoma
ArtistThomas Gainsborough Edit this on Wikidata
Yearc. 1779
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions2,340 mm (92 in) × 1,542 mm (60.7 in)
LocationDulwich Picture Gallery
Accession No.DPG316 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersArt UK artwork ID: mrs-elizabeth-moody-17561782-with-her-sons-samuel-and-thomas-200070

References edit

  1. ^ "Catalogue entry".