Sir Joshua Reynolds

British 1723-1792 Sir Joshua Reynolds Locations Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon, on 16 July 1723. As one of eleven children, and the son of the village school-master, Reynolds was restricted to a formal education provided by his father. He exhibited a natural curiosity and, as a boy, came under the influence of Zachariah Mudge, whose Platonistic philosophy stayed with him all his life. Showing an early interest in art, Reynolds was apprenticed in 1740 to the fashionable portrait painter Thomas Hudson, with whom he remained until 1743. From 1749 to 1752, he spent over two years in Italy, where he studied the Old Masters and acquired a taste for the "Grand Style". Unfortunately, whilst in Rome, Reynolds suffered a severe cold which left him partially deaf and, as a result, he began to carry a small ear trumpet with which he is often pictured. From 1753 until the end of his life he lived in London, his talents gaining recognition soon after his arrival in France. Reynolds worked long hours in his studio, rarely taking a holiday. He was both gregarious and keenly intellectual, with a great number of friends from London's intelligentsia, numbered amongst whom were Dr Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Burke, Giuseppe Baretti, Henry Thrale, David Garrick and fellow artist Angelica Kauffmann. Because of his popularity as a portrait painter, Reynolds enjoyed constant interaction with the wealthy and famous men and women of the day, and it was he who first brought together the famous figures of "The" Club. With his rival Thomas Gainsborough, Reynolds was the dominant English portraitist of 'the Age of Johnson'. It is said that in his long life he painted as many as three thousand portraits. In 1789 he lost the sight of his left eye, which finally forced him into retirement. In 1791 James Boswell dedicated his Life of Samuel Johnson to Reynolds. Reynolds died on 23 February 1792 in his house in Leicester Fields, London. He is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.


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Sir Joshua Reynolds Anne,Second Countess of Albemarle oil


Anne,Second Countess of Albemarle
Painting ID::  43299
Anne,Second Countess of Albemarle
mk170 1759-1760 Oil on canvas 126.9x101cm
mk170 1759-1760 Oil_on_canvas 126.9x101cm
   
   
     

Sir Joshua Reynolds Captain Robert Orme oil


Captain Robert Orme
Painting ID::  43300
Captain Robert Orme
mk170 1756 Oil on canvsa 240x147.3cm
mk170 1756 Oil_on_canvsa 240x147.3cm
   
   
     

Sir Joshua Reynolds Lady Cockburn and Her Three eldest sons oil


Lady Cockburn and Her Three eldest sons
Painting ID::  43301
Lady Cockburn and Her Three eldest sons
mk170 1773 Oil on canvas 141.6x113cm
mk170 1773 Oil_on_canvas 141.6x113cm
   
   
     

Sir Joshua Reynolds Colonel Banastre Tarleton oil


Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Painting ID::  43302
Colonel Banastre Tarleton
mk170 1782 Oil on canvas 236.2x145.4cm
mk170 1782 Oil_on_canvas 236.2x145.4cm
   
   
     

Sir Joshua Reynolds Maria,Duchess of Gloucester oil


Maria,Duchess of Gloucester
Painting ID::  44595
Maria,Duchess of Gloucester
mk173 1774 Oil on canvas 187.3x136.5cm
mk173 1774 Oil_on_canvas 187.3x136.5cm
   
   
     

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     British 1723-1792 Sir Joshua Reynolds Locations Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon, on 16 July 1723. As one of eleven children, and the son of the village school-master, Reynolds was restricted to a formal education provided by his father. He exhibited a natural curiosity and, as a boy, came under the influence of Zachariah Mudge, whose Platonistic philosophy stayed with him all his life. Showing an early interest in art, Reynolds was apprenticed in 1740 to the fashionable portrait painter Thomas Hudson, with whom he remained until 1743. From 1749 to 1752, he spent over two years in Italy, where he studied the Old Masters and acquired a taste for the "Grand Style". Unfortunately, whilst in Rome, Reynolds suffered a severe cold which left him partially deaf and, as a result, he began to carry a small ear trumpet with which he is often pictured. From 1753 until the end of his life he lived in London, his talents gaining recognition soon after his arrival in France. Reynolds worked long hours in his studio, rarely taking a holiday. He was both gregarious and keenly intellectual, with a great number of friends from London's intelligentsia, numbered amongst whom were Dr Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Burke, Giuseppe Baretti, Henry Thrale, David Garrick and fellow artist Angelica Kauffmann. Because of his popularity as a portrait painter, Reynolds enjoyed constant interaction with the wealthy and famous men and women of the day, and it was he who first brought together the famous figures of "The" Club. With his rival Thomas Gainsborough, Reynolds was the dominant English portraitist of 'the Age of Johnson'. It is said that in his long life he painted as many as three thousand portraits. In 1789 he lost the sight of his left eye, which finally forced him into retirement. In 1791 James Boswell dedicated his Life of Samuel Johnson to Reynolds. Reynolds died on 23 February 1792 in his house in Leicester Fields, London. He is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.

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