Joshua Reynolds

(British, 1723–1792)

Joshua Reynolds was a British painter best known for his grandiose portraits of high-ranking members of society. His dramatic style of painting can be compared to that of Romantic artists Anthony van Dyck and Peter Paul Rubens for his used of strong lighting, rich colors, and impasto brushstrokes, as seen in Self-Portrait (1775) and The Strawberry Girl (1777). Unafraid to use experimental painting techniques, he is now considered one of Britain’s most influential painters for his attempts to reform British painting and elevate it to the standards of the Old Masters. Born in 1723 in Plympton, United Kingdom, he went on to study with Thomas Hudson in London before traveling across Europe to study the works of the Old Masters and art theory. He quickly rose to prominence within Britain and was appointed President of the Royal Academy of Arts, where he delivered a number of influential lectures titled “Discourses on Art” on the work of Renaissance painters. Reynolds died on February 23, 1792 in London, United Kingdom. Today, the artist works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery in London, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, among others

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Art History

Conservators Find a 'Monstrous Figure' Hidden in an 18th-Century Joshua Reynolds Painting

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The National Portrait Gallery Raised Just Half the Sum to Buy a Classic Joshua Reynolds Portrait. So the Getty Museum Brought the Rest

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The National Portrait Gallery Raised Just Half the Sum to Buy a Classic Joshua Reynolds Portrait. So the Getty Museum Brought the Rest

Joshua Reynolds Artworks

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Joshua Reynolds (1,374 results)
Bildnis Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland, an...

Workshop of Joshua Reynolds

Bildnis Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland, an...

Sale Date: April 21, 2010

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Portrait eines jungen Mädchens in abendlicher...

Follower of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait eines jungen Mädchens in abendlicher...

Sale Date: May 11, 2002

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A portrait of a lady in blue

Circle of Joshua Reynolds

A portrait of a lady in blue

Sale Date: January 24, 2010

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Portrait of Mrs Mary Nesbitt, holding a cat

After Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Mrs Mary Nesbitt, holding a cat

Sale Date: February 9, 2010

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Cineon och Iphigenie

After Joshua Reynolds

Cineon och Iphigenie

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Porträt des jungen Master Bunbury

Attributed to Joshua Reynolds

Porträt des jungen Master Bunbury

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Portrait of Sir William Chambers R.A. in a red...

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Portrait of Sir William Chambers R.A. in a red...

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Portrait of Sir William Lowther, 3rd Baronet in...

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Sir William Lowther, 3rd Baronet in...

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Portrait of Mary Barnardiston

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Mary Barnardiston

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Portrait of Arthur Murphy

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Arthur Murphy

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Portrait of the Rt. Hon Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Portrait of the Rt. Hon Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Portrait of Hon. Francis Courtenay, Lady...

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Hon. Francis Courtenay, Lady...

Sale Date: September 29, 2009

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Portrait of Miss Ridge, 1773

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Miss Ridge, 1773

Sale Date: August 7, 2009

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A portrait of a gentleman

In the manner of Joshua Reynolds

A portrait of a gentleman

Sale Date: July 19, 2009

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Jos. Wedgwood

After Joshua Reynolds

Jos. Wedgwood

Sale Date: July 11, 2009

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Members of the society of dilettanti

After Joshua Reynolds

Members of the society of dilettanti

Sale Date: July 11, 2009

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Joseph Baretti (Chaloner Smith; J. Watts no. , 1780

After Joshua Reynolds

Joseph Baretti (Chaloner Smith; J. Watts no. , 1780

Sale Date: July 14, 2009

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Portrait de Miss Frances Kemble, future Mrs. Twiss

Studio of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait de Miss Frances Kemble, future Mrs. Twiss

Sale Date: June 23, 2009

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Portrait of Bridget Morris

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Bridget Morris

Sale Date: June 4, 2009

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A portrait of a mother and child

Follower of Joshua Reynolds

A portrait of a mother and child

Sale Date: May 17, 2009

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Portrait of a lady (Mrs. Wodehouse?)

After Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of a lady (Mrs. Wodehouse?)

Sale Date: May 6, 2009

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Portrait of Admiral Viscount Keppel

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Admiral Viscount Keppel

Sale Date: May 6, 2009

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Portrait of Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Studio of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Sale Date: April 21, 2009

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Portrait of Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Circle of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Sale Date: April 21, 2009

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