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 Children of Edward Holden oil


Children of Edward Holden
Painting ID::  76768 		Children of Edward Holden
ca. 1763(1763) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 179 ?? 168 cm (70.5 ?? 66.1 in) cyf
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of a Woman oil


Portrait of a Woman
Painting ID::  76776 		Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman (possibly Elizabeth Warren), 1759, oil on canvas painting by Joshua Reynolds, Kimbell Art Museum. cjr
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Anne Montgomery wife of 1st Marquess Townshend oil


Portrait of Anne Montgomery wife of 1st Marquess Townshend
Painting ID::  76895 		Portrait of Anne Montgomery wife of 1st Marquess Townshend
ca. 1780(1780) Oil on canvas cjr
ca._1780(1780) _ Oil_on_canvas _ cjr
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds Lord Heathfield of Gibraltar oil


Lord Heathfield of Gibraltar
Painting ID::  76973 		Lord Heathfield of Gibraltar
1787(1787) Oil on canvas 142 ?? 113.5 cm (55.9 ?? 44.7 in) cjr
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore oil


Portrait of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
Painting ID::  77084 		Portrait of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
1765(1765) Oil on canvas 238.1 ?? 146.2 cm (93.7 ?? 57.6 in) cjr
   
   
     
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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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