Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy
Sitter associated with 38 portraits
Artist associated with 1413 portraits
Reynolds led the eighteenth-century art world as first President of the Royal Academy as a Britain's leading portrait painter. In his attempt to raise the status of portraiture, he created the 'Grand Manner' which borrowed from classical antiquity and the Old Masters to fill his portraits with moral and heroic symbolism. An incredible socialite, social climber and self-promoter, Reynolds used his contacts to advance himself. Appointed President of the newly established Royal Academy in 1768, his annual lectures - or Discourses on Art - had a lasting impact on the contemporary theory of art and practice.
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1747-1749
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 41
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (1755)
NPG 518
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (circa 1755-1757)
NPG 35
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (circa 1755)
On display at Hatchlands Park, Surrey
NPG 44
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1755
On display on Floor 1: Lady Chesterfield's Dressing Room at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 5302
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1756
NPG 27
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1756-1757
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1597
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1756-1760
NPG 3123
George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (1756-1759)
NPG 1398
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1756-1757
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6520
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1758-1760
On display on Floor 2: Portraits Tell Stories at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 625
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (circa 1758-1760)
On display at Provost Skene's House, Aberdeen
NPG 229
John Manners, Marquess of Granby
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
chalk, (circa 1759)
NPG 1186
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1760
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5019
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1761
On display on Floor 2: Getting the Picture at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 337
Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire
ascribed to Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1761
On display on Floor 1: Lady Chesterfield's Room at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 1041
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (circa 1762)
NPG 2075
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, (1764-1765)
On display in Room 11 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 850
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1764-1765
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5572
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire
Knole , Sevenoaks, Kent
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, Cornwall
Waddesdon Manor-the Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
Wilton House, Salisbury, Wiltshire
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