Previously Unknown Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough Comes to Light

A previously unknown portrait by Thomas Gainsborough surfaced in France last year, and because its sitter is likely a little-known composed from the 18th century, music scholars are abuzz. The painting, depicting a man holding a manuscript of music, first appeared in France last December, and sold at Paris auction for around £2,500 (about $3,475), per a report in the Guardian.
Gainsborough, a painter, printer, and draughtsman, was among the most important English artists of his time, makin