The Collection: Paintings

18th Century

The 18th century collection features fine examples of English portraiture, including Gainsborough’s mesmerising portrait of his wife and the only full-length portrait by Goya in Britain. One area of the gallery is devoted to an extraordinary collection of oil sketches by the last great Venetian painter, Tiepolo.

Selected 18th century paintings from the collection:

• A Portrait of Mrs Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough (1779)
  
• Don Francisco de Saavedra by Francisco de Goya (1798)