Gainsborough Dupont: A Legacy of Landscape and Light Gainsborough Dupont (1754-1797) stands as a quietly significant figure in British art, often overshadowed by the more celebrated work of his uncle, Thomas Gainsborough. Born in Sudbury, Suffolk, on December 20th, 1754, Dupont’s artistic journey was inextricably linked to that of his renowned relative – initially as a pupil and later as a dedicated copyist and interpreter of his uncl…