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Sir Joshua Reynolds

(1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy

Sitter associated with 40 portraits
Artist associated with 1425 portraits
Reynolds was the first President of the Royal Academy and 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.

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Susanna Cecilia Hoare; Susanna Cecilia Hoare (née Dingley), published by The Medici Society Ltd, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35885

Susanna Cecilia Hoare; Susanna Cecilia Hoare (née Dingley)

published by The Medici Society Ltd, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
chromolithograph, published 1912 (1763-1764)
NPG D35885

Sir Joshua Reynolds, issued by Sarony & Co, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D48930

Sir Joshua Reynolds

issued by Sarony & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
gravure cigarette card, 1924 (1747-1749)
NPG D48930

Kitty Fisher, by Richard Houston, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1952

Kitty Fisher

by Richard Houston, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1952

Kitty Fisher, by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1953

Kitty Fisher

by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1953

Kitty Fisher, by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1954

Kitty Fisher

by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1954

Kitty Fisher, by James Watson, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1964

Kitty Fisher

by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1964

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Sir Joshua Reynolds

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (circa 1747-1749)
NPG D19359

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George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney

by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1756-1759)
NPG D19925

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John Reynolds

by James Macardell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1757
NPG D4015

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John Manners, Marquess of Granby

by James Watson, printed for Carington Bowles, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1758-1760)
NPG D19465

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Mary (née Panton), Duchess of Ancaster

by and sold by Richard Houston, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1758)
NPG D19497

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Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh

by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (probably 1760-1761)
NPG D19664

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Laurence Sterne

by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D20401

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Anne Wentworth (née Campbell), Countess of Strafford

by James Macardell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1762
NPG D4320

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William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford

by James Macardell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1762 (1758-1760)
NPG D5754

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George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle

by Edward Fisher, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1762?
NPG D19766

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John Armstrong

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1767)
NPG D20031

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David Garrick

by John Finlayson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1 February 1769
NPG D19353

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Edmund Burke

by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D12231

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Oliver Goldsmith

by Abraham Wivell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, (1770)
NPG D19813

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Edmund Burke

by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1 May 1771
NPG D20364

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(Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer

by Thomas Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1772
NPG D4279

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Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke and family

by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1773
NPG D3844

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Elizabeth Carnac (née Rivett)

by John Raphael Smith, published by Hannah Humphrey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 10 January 1778
NPG D49730

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Ariadne (Unknown sitter)

by William Doughty, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1779 (1778)
NPG D639

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Diana Crosbie (née Sackville), Countess Glandore

by and published by William Dickinson, published by Thomas Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 20 September 1779 (1777)
NPG D38891

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Samuel Johnson

by William Doughty, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1779 (1772-1778)
NPG D19511

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Edward Gibbon

by John Edmond Halpin (Halpen), after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, (1779)
NPG D20075

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William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester

after Sir Joshua Reynolds
photogravure, (1780)
NPG D38899

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Edmund Burke

by and published by Charles Knight, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 20 March 1781
NPG D19984

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Lavinia Spencer (née Bingham), Countess Spencer

by Charles Howard Hodges, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1785 (1781-1782)
NPG D4281

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James Boswell

by G.W. Hutin, published by Abraham Wivell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, (1785)
NPG D20264

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James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury

by and published by Caroline Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 30 November 1786 (1785)
NPG D19714

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James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury

by Caroline Watson, published by Anthony Molteno, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 30 November 1786 (1785)
NPG D19947

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Sir William Hamilton

by and published by Henry Hudson, sold by John Young, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 20 December 1787
NPG D49817

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King George IV

possibly by James Heath, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, (1788-1789?)
NPG D19442

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Giuseppe Baretti

by James Hardy, published by William Richardson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 6 March 1794 (1773)
NPG D19453

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James Beattie

by Thomas Gaugain, published by T. Philips, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 16 May 1805
NPG D20339

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