Who painted “Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk')”?

“Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk')” was painted by Thomas Gainsborough in 1785. Where to see it: National Gallery.

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Thomas Gainsborough: feathery brushwork, elegant sitters in silks posed in landscape settings, and soft, airy English countryside.

Thomas Gainsborough (; 14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker who specialised in portrait and landscape painting. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he was one of the most important British artists of the 18th century. Wikipedia

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