Elizabeth Ann Linley
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Elizabeth Ann Sheridan was an English singer who was known to have possessed great beauty. She was the subject of several paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, who was a family friend, Joshua Reynolds and
Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan, aged 31, by Thomas Gainsborough, (National Gallery of Art)
The Linley Sisters, by Thomas Gainsborough (Dulwich Picture Gallery) – Elizabeth (left, standing, aged 17) with her sister Mary
Thomas Gainsborough's 1768 painting of Elizabeth with her brother Thomas; the original title prior to 1817 was A Beggar Boy and Girl.
Jerry Barrett's 1860 portrayal of Sheridan helping Elizabeth escape from her father's house.
Thomas Linley the elder
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Thomas Linley was an English bass and musician active in Bath, Somerset. Born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, Linley began his musical career after he moved to Bath at age 11 and became apprentice to t
Portrait of Thomas Linley the Elder by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770. Linley is holding his "Elegies for Three Voices".
Thomas Gainsborough: Samuel Linley