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Who taught Thomas Gainsborough during his early training in London?
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During his early training in London, Thomas Gainsborough worked as an assistant to Hubert Gravelot, a French painter and engraver who was a significant figure in London's art scene at the time.1
Through this apprenticeship, Gainsborough was introduced to the French Rococo idiom, which played a major role in shaping his artistic style.1