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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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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A portrait of a lady

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A portrait of a lady

Sale Date: October 9, 2003

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Portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat and a...

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Portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat and a...

Sale Date: September 29, 2003

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Bildnis eines Herrn

Circle of Joshua Reynolds

Bildnis eines Herrn

Sale Date: June 27, 2003

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Portrait of Peg Woffington

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Portrait of Peg Woffington

Sale Date: June 21, 2003

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Portrait of the artist aged seventeen, 1740–1740

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of the artist aged seventeen, 1740–1740

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Portrait of an officer

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of an officer

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Portrait of George III

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Portrait of George III

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Portrait of Charles Turner, Sir William , 1751–1751

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Portrait of Charles Turner, Sir William , 1751–1751

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Portrait of Mary Wordsworth, Lady Kent, 1777–1777

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Portrait of Mary Wordsworth, Lady Kent, 1777–1777

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Portrait of John Manners, Marquess of Granby

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Portrait of John Manners, Marquess of Granby

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Portrait of a lady in a blue dress, leaning on a

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Portrait of a lady in a blue dress, leaning on a

Sale Date: June 10, 2003

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Portrait of Mrs. Hargreave in a white dress and...

Circle of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Mrs. Hargreave in a white dress and...

Sale Date: May 29, 2003

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Bildniss einer jungen Dame mit hohem Hut

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Bildniss einer jungen Dame mit hohem Hut

Sale Date: May 23, 2003

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Bildnis einer jungen Dame mit breitem Hut

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Bildnis einer jungen Dame mit breitem Hut

Sale Date: May 23, 2003

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Lady Caroline Montagu, daughter of his..., 1777–1777

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Lady Caroline Montagu, daughter of his..., 1777–1777

Sale Date: April 17, 2003

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Members of the Society of Dilitanti, 1777–1779

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Members of the Society of Dilitanti, 1777–1779

Sale Date: March 31, 2003

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Portrait of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe

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Portrait of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe

Sale Date: March 19, 2003

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Knabenportrait

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Knabenportrait

Sale Date: March 8, 2003

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Portrait of a lady in profile, in a brown dress

Studio of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of a lady in profile, in a brown dress

Sale Date: March 6, 2003

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Portrait de femme

Circle of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait de femme

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Portrait of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton

Studio of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton

Sale Date: November 28, 2002

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Portrait of Lord John Townshend, 1788–1788

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Lord John Townshend, 1788–1788

Sale Date: November 28, 2002

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Portrait of Henry Mervyn, of Stoke Damerell, in...

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Portrait of Henry Mervyn, of Stoke Damerell, in...

Sale Date: November 26, 2002

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