gaynz'b'ro, (1727-1788), an English painter, born at Sudbury, in Suffolk. He was one of the original thirty-six academicians. He rivaled Sir Joshua Reynolds as a portrait painter and showed no less originality in landscape. He painted portraits of Garrick, Mrs. Siddons, Pitt, Blackstone, Burke and many other notable people. One of his most celebrated productions is Duchess of Devonshire, which was bought originally for $305, but sold for more than $50,000 in 1876. Other paintings are Boy Blue, considered his greatest work, Rustic Children, The Cottage Door and The Harvest Wagon.