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 Portrait of Susanna Beckford oil painting


Portrait of Susanna Beckford
mk86 1756 Oil on canvas 127x101cm London,Tate Gallery
Painting ID::  33752 		Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of Susanna Beckford
mk86 1756 Oil on canvas 127x101cm London,Tate Gallery
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds Sarah Siddons as the Traginc Muse oil painting


Sarah Siddons as the Traginc Muse
mk86 1784 Oil on canvas 236x146cm San Marino,Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Painting ID::  33812 		Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sarah Siddons as the Traginc Muse
mk86 1784 Oil on canvas 236x146cm San Marino,Huntington Library and Art Gallery
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds The Infant Samuel oil painting


The Infant Samuel
mk86 1776 Oil on canvas 89x70cm Montpellier,Musee Fabre
Painting ID::  33813 		Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Infant Samuel
mk86 1776 Oil on canvas 89x70cm Montpellier,Musee Fabre
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds Simplicity Dawson oil painting


Simplicity Dawson
mk127 24x18
Painting ID::  37658 		Sir Joshua Reynolds
Simplicity Dawson
mk127 24x18
   
   
     
Sir Joshua Reynolds Selina,Lady Skipwith oil painting


Selina,Lady Skipwith
mk29 1787 Oil on canvas 128.2x102.2cm
Painting ID::  38144 		Sir Joshua Reynolds
Selina,Lady Skipwith
mk29 1787 Oil on canvas 128.2x102.2cm
   
   
     
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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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