Vintage Art: Thomas Gainsborough: 20 Fine Arts is a collection of figurative artwork depicting elegant women circa the 1700s. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was a highly regarded 18th-century British artist. He was renowned for his portraits which are characterized by their informality, naturalism, and use of light and colour. He was also a talented landscape painter, and his work helped to establish the genre of landscape painting in England. How to use the prints: The one-sided prints are ideal for framing, collage, decoupage, and papercrafts, they can be removed from the book by either using a box cutter or scissors.