Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) was one of the most famous portrait painters of the 18th century. As the son of a headmaster, he was able to enjoy more formal education than many of his colleagues. In 1740 Reynolds began his training with the London portrait painter
Thomas Hudson . However, before settling in London as a portrait painter, he spent three years traveling, mainly in Italy, where he studied the old masters.
Through his intensive studies of antiquity and the Italian Renaissance, as well as
Rembrandt and
Rubens Reynolds was able to expand the British portrait art and give her more dignity. As a result, Reynolds established himself shortly after his return to London as one of the best portrait painters in the city. The king, Georg. III, but he never met. He painted many other personalities, such as "Anne, 2nd Countess of Albemarle" (circa 1760), "Captain Robert Orme" (1756) or "Colonel Tarletin" (1782).
Although the painter himself believed that history painting was the noblest of all painting, he seldom came to that genre himself. His reputation as a portraitist, on the other hand, spoke for itself. When the Royal Academy of Arts was founded in 1768, Joshua Reynolds was elected its first president. Only a year later, the painter was elevated to the nobility because of his merits.
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.jpg "Georgiana, Countess Spencer and her Daughter Lady Georgiana, Afterwards Duchess of Devonshire, 1759 by Joshua Reynolds")
 - (MeisterDrucke-253946).jpg "The School of Athens, after Raphael (see 472 for original) by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, c.1775-76 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Jane Fleming, later Countess of Harrington, c.1778-79 oil on canvas detail of 373099 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "The Ladies Waldegrave, 1780 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, engraved by John Raphael Smith, 1782 by Joshua Reynolds")
_and_her_son_George_Lord_Herbe_-_(MeisterDrucke-545647).jpg "Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1737-1831) and her son George, Lord Herbert (1759-1827) 1764-67 by Joshua Reynolds")
 c1770 (mezzotint) - (MeisterDrucke-191576).jpg "Miss Fordyce, engraved by Richard Purcell (a.k.a. Charles or Philip Corbutt, fl.1746-66), c.1770 (mezzotint) by Joshua Reynolds")
 1786 - (MeisterDrucke-114023).jpg "Muscipula, engraved by John Jones (c.1745-97) 1786 by Joshua Reynolds")
 Second Earl of Moira and First Marquess of Hastings - (MeisterDrucke-15092).jpg "Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826), Second Earl of Moira and First Marquess of Hastings by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "The Graces Decorating a Terminal Figure of Hymen, 1773, 1911 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "The Infant Samuel, c1776, 1912. by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Portrait of Jane, Countess of Harrington, with her Sons, the Viscount Petersham and the Honorable Lincoln Stanhope, 1786-7 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Portrait of Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough with her daughter Lady Caroline Spencer,detail of, oil on canvas 1764-67 detail of 91073 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Georgiana, Countess Spencer with Lady Georgiana Spencer, 1759-61 by Joshua Reynolds")
 1 - (MeisterDrucke-293415).jpg "The Snake in the Grass (Love Unloosing the Zone of Beauty), 1785 by Joshua Reynolds")
 between the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy 1760-61 - (MeisterDrucke-53219).jpg "David Garrick (1717-79) between the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy 1760-61 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Study for the three daughters of Sir William Montgomery, c.1773 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Portrait of Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough with her daughter Lady Caroline Spencer 1764-67 (for detail see 91074) by Joshua Reynolds")
_1777-78_-_(MeisterDrucke-84367).jpg "Mrs Thrale and her Daughter Hester (Queeney) 1777-78 by Joshua Reynolds")
_17_-_(MeisterDrucke-159480).jpg "Portrait of Francis George Hare, oldest son of Francis Hare Naylor (1753-1815) 1788-9 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Mrs Sarah Siddons, actress, in the character of the Tragic Muse by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Anne Hussey Stanhope née Delaval, later Morris, Lady Stanhope, engraved by James Watson mezzotint by Joshua Reynolds")
_with_other_Connoisseurs_Meeting_of_the_Society_-_(MeisterDrucke-202423).jpg "Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) with other Connoisseurs, Meeting of the Society of Dilettanti by Joshua Reynolds")
