Talk:Thomas Gainsborough

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==name==| does any one know the name of the boy in blue in gainsbrough oil painting?

[edit] Clarification, please

"Gainsborough married Margaret Burr whose illegitimate father, The Duke of Beaufort, gave them a £200 annuity."

1) Who was illegitimate, Margaret or the Duke?

2) Which Duke of Beaufort? -- there are several, with their own Wikipedia articles.

-- 201.51.211.130 14:45, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Magaret was illegitimate and it's the third duke of Beaufort -I corrected the link. Linnell 03:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Julian vs. Gregorian Calendar

Was 14. May 1727 (when Thomas Gainsborough was born) during Julian or Gregorian Calendar? see Isaac Newton. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.111.47.174 (talk) 15:26, 7 May 2007 (UTC).