A hilarious Georgian romp through the art world's most famous rivalry.It's 1777, and Thomas Gainsborough, Englands second-greatest portrait artist, contends with
social climbingand royal commissions. He loathes pandering to grandees, but everything changes when he paints King George III and discovers a taste for royal company. Will he be chosen as court painter over his rival, Sir Joshua Reynolds?
Two centuries later, a damaged painting surfaces on a TV show. Could it be a lost Gainsborough? And why does the sitter have donkey ears? Follow theartistic rivalry,royal intrigue, andclass differencesin thisGeorgian comedy.
"A laugh-out-loud contemporary satire married with a tale of vicious rivalry in the world of 18th century portraiture." —Liz Trenow, author,The Forgotten Seamstress
Simon Edge was editor ofCapital Gay, a gossip columnist for Evening Standardanda feature writer and theatre critic for Daily Express.
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