Thomas Gainsborough was born on this day in 1727. In 'Haymaker and Sleeping Girl' the young man is separated from the object of his desire by social class as well as by the fence, and the terrier will soon bark. See the painting in the Art of Europe galleries. #mfaboston #gainsborough #bostonarts

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