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REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua
English Rococo Era Painter, 1723-1792
English painter, collector and writer. The foremost portrait painter in England in the 18th century, he transformed early Georgian portraiture by greatly enlarging its range. His poses, frequently based on the Old Masters or antique sculpture, were intended to invoke classical values and to enhance the dignity of his sitters. His rich colour, strong lighting and free handling of paint greatly influenced the generation of Thomas Lawrence and Henry Raeburn. His history and fancy pictures explored dramatic and emotional themes that became increasingly popular with both artists and collectors in the Romantic period. As first president of the Royal Academy in London, he did more than anyone to raise the status of art and artists in Britain. His Discourses on Art, delivered to the students and members of the Academy between 1769 and 1790,
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Painting ID:: 8898
Francis Rawdon-Hastings
c. 1789
Oil on canvas, 240 x 147,9 cm
Royal Collection, Windsor
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Painting ID:: 8899
Admiral Sir Edward Hughes
1786
Oil on canvas, 76 x 63 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
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Painting ID:: 8900
Master Hare
1788-89
Oil on canvas, 77 x 64 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 8901
Mrs. Musters as Hebe f
1785
Oil on canvas, 239 x 144,8 cm
Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London
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Painting ID:: 8902
Lady Sunderlin
1786
Oil on canvas, 236 x 145 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua
English Rococo Era Painter, 1723-1792
English painter, collector and writer. The foremost portrait painter in England in the 18th century, he transformed early Georgian portraiture by greatly enlarging its range. His poses, frequently based on the Old Masters or antique sculpture, were intended to invoke classical values and to enhance the dignity of his sitters. His rich colour, strong lighting and free handling of paint greatly influenced the generation of Thomas Lawrence and Henry Raeburn. His history and fancy pictures explored dramatic and emotional themes that became increasingly popular with both artists and collectors in the Romantic period. As first president of the Royal Academy in London, he did more than anyone to raise the status of art and artists in Britain. His Discourses on Art, delivered to the students and members of the Academy between 1769 and 1790,
. Related Artists to REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua: | Heinrich Burkel | John Tenniel | WITTE, Emanuel de | August Xaver Karl von Pettenkofen | John Masey Wright |
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