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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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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Portrait of a gentleman

Attributed to Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of a gentleman

Sale Date: May 9, 1995

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Portrait of Sir Walden Hanmer, By., 1783

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Sir Walden Hanmer, By., 1783

Sale Date: April 24, 1995

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Portrait of Dr. John Hunter

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Portrait of Dr. John Hunter

Sale Date: April 13, 1995

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Portrait of David Garrick as Kittely

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of David Garrick as Kittely

Sale Date: April 12, 1995

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Portrait of Capt. Brice

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Capt. Brice

Sale Date: April 12, 1995

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Portrait of Mrs. Blake

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Mrs. Blake

Sale Date: April 12, 1995

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Portrait of Lady Hamilton as Baccante

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Lady Hamilton as Baccante

Sale Date: April 12, 1995

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Portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1892

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Portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1892

Sale Date: April 7, 1995

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Portrait of a lady with a view of a landscape...

Follower of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of a lady with a view of a landscape...

Sale Date: March 22, 1995

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Portrait of Mrs. Lloyd

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Portrait of Mrs. Lloyd

Sale Date: March 22, 1995

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Bildnis eines Kriegers

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Bildnis eines Kriegers

Sale Date: March 20, 1995

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Portrait of a gentleman

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Portrait of a gentleman

Sale Date: March 16, 1995

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Portrait of Lady Ashburnham seated in a wooded...

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Portrait of Lady Ashburnham seated in a wooded...

Sale Date: February 23, 1995

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Portrait of Dr. John Hunter

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Portrait of Dr. John Hunter

Sale Date: February 2, 1995

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Portrait of the artist

School of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of the artist

Sale Date: January 25, 1995

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A portrait of the Duke of Newcastle

Follower of Joshua Reynolds

A portrait of the Duke of Newcastle

Sale Date: January 19, 1995

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Lady Hamilton as 'Bacchante'

Attributed to Joshua Reynolds

Lady Hamilton as 'Bacchante'

Sale Date: January 19, 1995

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Portrait of George Townshend, Lord de Ferrars

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of George Townshend, Lord de Ferrars

Sale Date: January 13, 1995

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Portrait of the artist

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of the artist

Sale Date: January 11, 1995

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The death of Dido

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The death of Dido

Sale Date: December 14, 1994

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Woman holding child

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Woman holding child

Sale Date: December 10, 1994

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Portrait of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave

Studio of Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave

Sale Date: November 11, 1994

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Portrait of a Lady, in a blue dress with green...

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of a Lady, in a blue dress with green...

Sale Date: November 11, 1994

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Portrait of John Harrington Hudson, in a..., 1753

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of John Harrington Hudson, in a..., 1753

Sale Date: November 11, 1994

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