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Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. [1]
Joshua Reynolds (born July 16, 1723, Plympton, Devon, England—died February 23, 1792, London) was a portrait painter and aesthetician who dominated English artistic life in the middle and late 18th century.
Learn about Joshua Reynolds, the leading portraitist of the 18th century and the founder of the Royal Academy of Arts. Explore his paintings, his style of Grand Manner portraiture, and his artistic legacy.
- British
- July 16, 1723
- Plympton, UK
- February 23, 1792
Learn about the life and works of Joshua Reynolds, one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, and a promoter of the "Grand Style" in painting.
- British
- July 16, 1723
- Plympton, United Kingdom
- February 23, 1792
Sir Joshua Reynolds. British, 1723 - 1792. Biography. Works of Art. Artist Bibliography. Biography. Reynolds was born in Plympton in Devonshire on 16 July 1723, seventh child in the large family of the Reverend Samuel Reynolds and Theophilia Potter.
Learn about the life and work of the first president of the Royal Academy and a leading portrait painter of his day. Explore his artistic theories, his influence on British art, and his views on slavery and Black people.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds. Reynolds was the leading English portraitist of the 18th century. Through study of ancient and Italian Renaissance art, and of the work of Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck, he brought great variety and dignity to British portraiture.
