"Which painter's most famous works include ""Portrait of Mrs. Graham"", ""Mary and Margaret: The Painter's Daughters"", ""William Hallett and His Wife Elizabeth, nee Stephen"", known as ""The Morning Walk"", and ""Cottage Girl with Dog and Pitcher""?"
Mr and Mrs William Hallett Mr and Mrs William Hallett Mr and Mrs William Hallett is a 1785 painting by Thomas Gainsborough in the collection of the National Gallery, London (NG 6209). It is popularly known as The Morning Walk. The painting was attacked by a man with a sharp object on 18 March 2017. Gainsborough painted the work in the summer of 1785, shortly before the marriage of the subjects, WIlliam Hallett (1764-1842) and Elizabeth Stephen (1763/4-1833) then both aged 21. After Mrs Hallett's death the painting was offered for sale at Foster's in 1834, though it remained unsold. Later the ownership was disputed.
Thomas Gainsborough fag end of life in quietness and ease." His landscapes were often painted at night by candlelight, using a tabletop arrangement of stones, pieces of mirrors, broccoli, and the like as a model. His later work was characterised by a light palette and easy, economical strokes. Gainsborough's only known assistant was his nephew, Gainsborough Dupont. In the last year of his life he collaborated with John Hoppner in painting a full-length portrait of Lady Charlotte Talbot. His most famous works, "Portrait of Mrs. Graham"; "Mary and Margaret: The Painter's Daughters"; "William Hallett and His Wife Elizabeth, nee Stephen", known as