English painter, d. 1788 (12)

I believe the answer is:

gainsborough

(Other definitions for gainsborough that I've seen before include "Artist" , "See 14" , "Arty type" , "English portrait and landscape painter, d. 1788" , "Thomas -, eighteen century English painter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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