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Did Gainsborough gain greater satisfaction from portraits or landscapes?

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  • Landscapes

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Gainsborough gained greater satisfaction from landscapes because he found them more challenging and rewarding. He believed that landscapes were the most difficult type of painting to do well, and he took great pride in his ability to capture the beauty of nature in his work. He also found that landscapes were more expressive than portraits, and he enjoyed being able to convey his own feelings and emotions through his paintings.
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