Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert

Hi everyone! My name is Isabella, and I'm so excited to be here with you today. We're going to look at a very special painting of a very important lady. nn This painting is called "Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert." Can you say her name with me? Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert. That's a very long name, isn't it? nn Now, look at the way she's dressed. Doesn't she look like a princess? She's wearing a beautiful white dress with a fancy blue sash. And look at her hair! It's styled so elegantly. nn Do you think she looks happy or sad? She has a little smile on her face. Maybe she's thinking about something nice. nn The artist who painted this picture, his name was Thomas Gainsborough. He was very famous for painting portraits, which are pictures of people. He wanted to show how important and special Mrs. Fitzherbert was. nn See how he used his paintbrush to make her dress look smooth and flowy? And look at the way the light shines on her face. It's almost like she's glowing! nn This painting is like a window into the past. It shows us what people wore and how they looked a long, long time ago. Isn't that cool? nn Now, let's go look at some other amazing paintings! I wonder what stories they'll tell us.