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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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Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Lord John Townshend oil on canvas


Portrait of Lord John Townshend
Portrait of Lord John Townshend
Painting ID::  73118
  "Portrait of Lord John Townshend," oil on canvas, by the British painter Sir Joshua Reynolds. 75 cm x 62.5 cm (29.53 in. x 24.61 in.) Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr
  "Portrait of Lord John Townshend," oil on canvas, by the British painter Sir Joshua Reynolds. 75 cm x 62.5 cm (29.53 in. x 24.61 in.) Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr

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Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Charles Fitzroy oil on canvas


Portrait of Charles Fitzroy
Portrait of Charles Fitzroy
Painting ID::  73119
  "Portrait of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton," oil on canvas, by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr
  "Portrait of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton," oil on canvas, by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr

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Sir Joshua Reynolds Study for King Lear oil on canvas


Study for King Lear
Study for King Lear
Painting ID::  73121
  Study for King Lear," oil on canvas, by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. 75.9 cm x 63.5 cm (29.88 in. x 25 in.) Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr
  Study for King Lear," oil on canvas, by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. 75.9 cm x 63.5 cm (29.88 in. x 25 in.) Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr

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Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington oil on canvas


Portrait of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington
Portrait of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington
Painting ID::  73122
  "Portrait of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington," oil on canvas, by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. 71 cm x 56 cm (27.95 in. x 22.05 in.) Undated. Private collection. Courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr
  "Portrait of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington," oil on canvas, by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. 71 cm x 56 cm (27.95 in. x 22.05 in.) Undated. Private collection. Courtesy of The Athenaeum. cjr

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Sir Joshua Reynolds John Armstrong oil on canvas


John Armstrong
John Armstrong
Painting ID::  74249
  John Armstrong (1709-1779) c.1767 cjr
  John Armstrong (1709-1779) c.1767 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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