Sir Joshua Reynolds
(1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal AcademySitter 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.
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1752
NPG 4810
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1755-1810, based on a work of 1755
NPG 518
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, possibly 19th century, based on a work of 1755-1757
NPG 35
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1755
On display at Hatchlands Park, Guildford
NPG 44
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1755
NPG 5302
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, possibly 18th century, based on a work of 1756-1759
NPG 1398
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1758-1760
NPG 625
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1760-1761, based on a work of circa 1758-1760
NPG 229
John Manners, Marquess of Granby
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
chalk, before 1766, based on a work of circa 1760s
NPG 1186
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1761
NPG 337
Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire
attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1761
NPG 1041
Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
by William Silas Spanton, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1900, based on a work of 1762-1763
NPG 1835
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1762
NPG 2075
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1764-1765
NPG 850
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1764-1765
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5572
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1765-1766
NPG 459
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne)
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, late 18th century, based on a work of 1766
NPG 43
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas
NPG 1364
David Garrick as Kitely in 'Every Man in his Humour'
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1768
NPG 4504
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1768
NPG 406
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1770-1830, based on a work of 1769-1770
NPG 828
reduced copy after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, mid 19th century, based on a work of circa 1769
NPG 1445
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, early 1770s
NPG 6248
Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1772-1773
On display at Bath Preservation Trust, Bath
NPG 594
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1772
NPG 983
David Garrick; Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel)
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1772-1773
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5375
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, feigned oval, early 19th century, based on a work of circa 1773
NPG 1400
John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton
studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1774
NPG 102
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1776
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7153
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by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1777
NPG 680
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
ink and grey wash with touches of red crayon on paper, probably late 1770s
NPG 3159
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1778 and circa 1788
NPG 709
studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1778
NPG 4874
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1779
NPG 179
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1780
NPG 4202
by or after Sir Joshua Reynolds
pen and brown ink over pencil, circa 1782
NPG 5264
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1784
NPG 5515
studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1785
NPG 1675
by John Jackson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1813, based on a work of 1786
NPG 77
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1787
NPG 704
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) as the Tragic Muse
by Francis Haward, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple, published 1787 (1783-1784)
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.14
Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe)
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1788
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L162
Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana in Bickerstaff's 'The Sultan'
by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple, published 30th December 1797
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.29
Related People
- Elizabeth Deane (née Johnson) (niece)
- Theophila Gwatkin (née Palmer) (niece)
- John Reynolds (uncle)
- Samuel Reynolds (father)
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