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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 - (MeisterDrucke-253946).jpg "The School of Athens, after Raphael (see 472 for original) by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Georgiana, Countess Spencer and her Daughter Lady Georgiana, Afterwards Duchess of Devonshire, 1759 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Jane Fleming, later Countess of Harrington, c.1778-79 oil on canvas detail of 373099 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 "Portrait of Jane, Countess of Harrington, with her Sons, the Viscount Petersham and the Honorable Lincoln Stanhope, 1786-7 by Joshua Reynolds")
 with other Connoisseurs Meeting of the Society of Dilettanti - (MeisterDrucke-202423).jpg "Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) with other Connoisseurs, Meeting of the Society of Dilettanti by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Mrs Sarah Siddons, actress, in the character of the Tragic Muse by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, c.1775-76 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 "George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Laurence Sterne, engraved by Edward Fisher by Joshua Reynolds")
 and Edmund Burke (1729-97) c1766 - (MeisterDrucke-76519).jpg "Portrait of Lord Rockingham (1730-82) and Edmund Burke (1729-97) c.1766 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Susanna Taylor, engraved by Charles Algernon Tomkins, 1862 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Lady Caroline Lennox, First Baroness Holland 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")
 1786 - (MeisterDrucke-114023).jpg "Muscipula, engraved by John Jones (c.1745-97) 1786 by Joshua Reynolds")
_Italian_violinist_and_composer_c1760_-_(MeisterDrucke-558496).jpg "Portrait of Felice di Giardini (1716-96) Italian violinist and composer, c.1760 by Joshua Reynolds")
 Governor of Gibraltar during the siege of 1779-83 1787 - (MeisterDrucke-116305).jpg "Lord Heathfield (1717-90) Governor of Gibraltar during the siege of 1779-83, 1787 by Joshua Reynolds")
_as_Kitely_the_jealous_husband_in_Ben_Jonsons_-_(MeisterDrucke-558495).jpg "Portrait of David Garrick (1717-79) as Kitely, the jealous husband in Ben Jonsons Every Man in his Humour, 1767 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Portrait of Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, 1755-57 by Joshua Reynolds")
.jpg "Study for the three daughters of Sir William Montgomery, c.1773 by Joshua Reynolds")
 Italian violinist e - (MeisterDrucke-288819).jpg "Portrait of Felice de Giardini (1716-96), Italian violinist, engraved by Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835) 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 "Interesting Pictures and Relics from the Royal Naval Exhibition by Joshua Reynolds")
