KDC441061 Letter from Gainsborough to Lord Hardwicke setting out his opinions on the painting of nature and landscape in England, c.1760-70 (pen & ink on paper) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gainsborough writes that in his opinion the English countryside does not afford subject matter equal to Poussin or Claude Lorrain and that Paul Sandby (1725-1809) is the only English genius in landscape art; Philip Yorke (1720-90) 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, owner of Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire estate; facsimile from \'Facsimiles of Royal, Historical & Literary Autographs in the Department of Manuscripts\', British Museum, 4th series, printed for the Trustees, 1898; Add,Ms.); English, out of copyright.