Gainsborough's Morning Walk | Talks for All | National Gallery
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Published 2019-06-20
William Hallett and Elizabeth Stephen were both aged 21 and due to be married in the summer of 1785, shortly after the painting was completed. Elizabeth is in a dress of ivory silk - perhaps her wedding dress - caught at the waist with a black silk band.
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All Comments (21)
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Just came across this lecture on Gainsborough. Really taken aback with the passion and knowledge of Christine Riding. Her sheer enthusiasm and not referring to notes is a joy. She is very infectious. Good stuff.
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I love, love, love the lectures of Mrs Riding. They are brilliant and riveting. Never get tired of listening to her .
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Thank you. You speak with such clarity and enthusiasm bringing the Morning Walk to life. Peace!
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I’m glad they fixed the background noise so we could hear the speaker.
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Terrific! I have recently come to appreciate Gainsborough, via his incrediblely expressionistic landscape drawings, the love of material and invention. Wonderfully insightful presentation. I felt his "time" vividly
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Excellent talk! Full of information about Gainsborough's life, career, aspirations, as well as the broader art world at that time, including the influence of the Old Masters and the role of the Royal Academy. But Ms. Riding also brings some of her own personal comments on that all - so essential to us gaining perspective on such classics.
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I think the speaker is so special and gives the World such an informative and positive view of the British.👍
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Wonderful! Insightful and inspiring. Everyone should have a "Morning Walk" memory in their rough and tumble life.
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Amazing lecture - so much information and put so clearly. Loved the context all of which helps enormously to understand and appreciate the picture. Extremely well delivered and barely looking at her notes. Brava!
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Brilliant lecture, well conducted, clear and fluid. Thank you for the teachings.
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Wonderful informative talk. I enjoyed how the speaker connected Gainsborough to his predecessors, contemporaries, and successors. Lovely to see the chain of artistic influences.
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Wonderful. I have always loved Gainsborough from the days of my youth in Bath. Such an inspiring lecture, which could be the basis for a fascinating book as so many themes were touched upon.
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Brilliant! Such a passionate art historian! Thank you Ms Riding for the context and the many details. Very inspiring. Thank you National Gallery for making it possible.
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"The Morning Walk" reminds me of the "Portrait of Mrs. Sheridan", also by Gainsborough, which is in the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. Way to go, Christine Riding! Well done!
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Call me superficial but I just love everything about her outfit, hair and presentation. I appreciate the many aspects of the discussion. Art from the viewpoint of the bill paying public is something that I never gave much regard. In all, much learned and I hope for more from this source. Bravo💐
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A most interesting talk. Brilliantly put to together and far reaching in insight. Thank you.
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OK, so this was quite an informed talk and allows one to see this well known painting in a new light I think. It was a well thought out presentation and succeeded in helping us all to see the context, both artistic and cultural, that the painting was 'born' into. I didn't realise how much Gainsborough 'challenged' the art establishment of his era and instead put full trust in his own abilities. Very interesting!
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Thank you so much for so many interesting insights. I used to visit the National Gallery practically every week as an Art student...but this was a painting I never liked that much.Fascinating to learn so much and to see this painting with new eyes.
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Her head fits actually perfectly into the color range of the painting!
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Her humor is so delightful
