Editing Thomas Gainsborough (section)

==Popular culture==
* Gainsborough's portrait ''[[The Blue Boy]]'' is shown in the 1988 comedy movie ''[[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!]]'' in the office of the antagonist, Mr Ludwig. 
* [[Cecil Beaton]]'s play ''Gainsborough's Girls'' is set in London in 1774 when the painter moved his family to the capital. Previously unpublished, it received its first performance in [[Sudbury, Suffolk]] in 2019, followed by a short run at the Tower Theatre, London.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.towertheatre.org.uk/ggirls.htm |title=Tower Theatre Company : Gainsborough's Girls |access-date=24 April 2019 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424090731/http://www.towertheatre.org.uk/ggirls.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Simon Edge]]'s comic novel ''A Right Royal Face-Off'' focuses on Gainsborough's relationship with King George III and his family, and his rivalry with [[Joshua Reynolds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eye-books.com/books/a-right-royal-face-off|title = A Right Royal Face-Off by Simon Edge &#124; Eye Books}}</ref>
* [[Stanley Kubrick]] was inspired by Gainsborough's paintings, amongst other artists of the 18th century, in creating the look and mannerisms for his 1975 film [[Barry Lyndon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The English paintings that inspired Stanley Kubrick {{!}} art {{!}} Agenda {{!}} Phaidon |url=https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2017/july/26/the-english-paintings-that-inspired-stanley-kubrick/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.phaidon.com |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015053612/https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2017/july/26/the-english-paintings-that-inspired-stanley-kubrick/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Gainsborough's portrait ''[[Mr and Mrs William Hallett|The Morning Walk (Portrait of Mr and Mrs William Hallett)]]'' is clearly visible over actor [[Daniel Craig]]'s shoulder during a scene in the 2012 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Skyfall]]'' set in the [[National Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/mar/28/gainsborough-painting-mr-mrs-william-hallett-morning-walk-restored-rehung-national-gallery|title = Gainsborough painting restored and rehung after 'drill-bit attack'|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 28 March 2017}}</ref>
* Gainsborough (played by [[Cecil Kellaway]]) performs a vital role in the 1945 film ''[[Kitty (1945 film)|Kitty]]''; saving the eponymous heroine from prison sets the plot, based on [[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]], in motion.
* Gainsborough's portrait ''The Gravenor Family'' was cut and pasted into the sleeve of the 1983 [[Electric Light Orchestra]] album ''[[Secret Messages]]''.
* Gainsborough's portrait ''[[Cornard Wood, near Sudbury, Suffolk]]'' is referenced in the first season of the 2024 [[Netflix]] show [[The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)|The Gentlemen]].
* The ''[[Web colors#extended_colors|CSS extended color]]'' Gainsboro (hex value <code>#DCDCDC</code>) is attributed to ''[[Shades of gray#Gainsboro|Gainsborough's use of similar light tones]]''.