Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was an English painter of portraits and landscapes. At one point in his career, he painted a portrait of Ace that would hang in Windsor Castle in 1988. (DW: Silver Nemesis)

Scaroth also acquired some of Gainsborough's paintings. (DW: City of Death)

Frustrated with Vincent van Gogh's inaccurate rendition of the invisible monster, the Eleventh Doctor said that this would never happen with Gainsborough or another "proper" painter. (DW: Vincent and the Doctor)

Behind the scenes

 * A book was written about Thomas by Adrienne Corri, who played Mena in The Leisure Hive.