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The 18th-century artist Thomas Gainsborough was famous for painting what?

APortraits
BBattle scenes
CAbstract art
DReligious icons

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is Portraits.

Thomas Gainsborough (1727–88) was a portrait painter who often painted people in country or garden scenery.

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