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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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John Hamilton, by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35267

John Hamilton

by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1876
NPG D35267

Joseph Warton, by John Raphael Smith, after William Dickinson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D37860

Joseph Warton

by John Raphael Smith, after William Dickinson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
NPG D37860

Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury, by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D38169

Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury

by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1788)
NPG D38169

Anna Maria Kynynmound (née Amyand), Countess of Minto when Lady Elliott, by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D38844

Anna Maria Kynynmound (née Amyand), Countess of Minto when Lady Elliott

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
NPG D38844

Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Bt, by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D39129

Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Bt

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
NPG D39129

Jane Musgrave, by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D39136

Jane Musgrave

by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1876 (1762)
NPG D39136

John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont; Catherine Perceval (née Cecil), Countess of Egmont, by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1855

John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont; Catherine Perceval (née Cecil), Countess of Egmont

by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1876 (1756)
NPG D1855

Sir Philip Ainslie, by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D318

Sir Philip Ainslie

by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1876
NPG D318

Elizabeth Herbert (née Spencer), Countess of Pembroke, by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D3861

Elizabeth Herbert (née Spencer), Countess of Pembroke

by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1876
NPG D3861

Frances Abington (née Barton), after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D5611

Frances Abington (née Barton)

after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
NPG D5611

Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury, by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D5667

Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1788)
NPG D5667

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Miss Prue in Congreve's 'Love for Love', by Robert Bowyer Parkes, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D7152

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Miss Prue in Congreve's 'Love for Love'

by Robert Bowyer Parkes, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
NPG D7152

Sir Philip Ainslie and an unknown boy, by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D7187

Sir Philip Ainslie and an unknown boy

by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
NPG D7187

Dorothy Bower (née Conner), by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D744

Dorothy Bower (née Conner)

by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1755-1757)
NPG D744

Dorothy Bower (née Conner), by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D745

Dorothy Bower (née Conner)

by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1755-1757)
NPG D745

Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury, by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D14986

Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1788)
NPG D14986

Emilia Mary ('Emily') Fitzgerald (née Lennox), Duchess of Leinster, by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D15515

Emilia Mary ('Emily') Fitzgerald (née Lennox), Duchess of Leinster

by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1753-1755)
NPG D15515

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35157

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1877 (1753)
NPG D35157

Elizabeth Ryder (née Terrick), Lady Harrowby, probably by Alexander Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35545

Elizabeth Ryder (née Terrick), Lady Harrowby

probably by Alexander Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1877 (circa 1774-1775)
NPG D35545

'Playing at Forfeits', by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D38911

'Playing at Forfeits'

by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1877
NPG D38911

Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish (née Hervey), Duchess of Devonshire when Lady Elizabeth Foster, by James John Chant, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D42648

Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish (née Hervey), Duchess of Devonshire when Lady Elizabeth Foster

by James John Chant, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1877
NPG D42648

John Barrington, by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D23468

John Barrington

by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1878 (1757-1758)
NPG D23468

John Barrington, by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D23469

John Barrington

by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1878 (1757-1758)
NPG D23469

John Barrington, by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D21473

John Barrington

by Arthur N. Sanders, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1878 (1757-1758)
NPG D21473

John Foote, by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D37706

John Foote

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1878 (1761)
NPG D37706

John Foote, by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D37707

John Foote

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1878 (1761)
NPG D37707

Charlotte Paine (née Beaumont); Mary Kettle (née Paine); Charlotte Charlton (née Paine), by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D39508

Charlotte Paine (née Beaumont); Mary Kettle (née Paine); Charlotte Charlton (née Paine)

by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1878 (1765)
NPG D39508

Lady Anne Dawson (née Fermor), by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1574

Lady Anne Dawson (née Fermor)

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1878 (1754)
NPG D1574

John Foote, by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1981

John Foote

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1878 (1761)
NPG D1981

Sir John Honywood, 4th Bt, by Charles Algernon Tomkins, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35947

Sir John Honywood, 4th Bt

by Charles Algernon Tomkins, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1879 (1784)
NPG D35947

Frances Susan Elizabeth ('Anne') (née Wandesford), Countess of Ormonde and child, by James Scott, possibly after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D32502

Frances Susan Elizabeth ('Anne') (née Wandesford), Countess of Ormonde and child

by James Scott, possibly after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D32502

Catherine Mary Forester (née Manners), Lady Forester, by Charles William Sherborn, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D21188

Catherine Mary Forester (née Manners), Lady Forester

by Charles William Sherborn, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
etching, 1886 (1784)
NPG D21188

Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire; Georgiana Dorothy (née Cavendish), Countess of Carlisle, published by The Graphic, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D35168

Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire; Georgiana Dorothy (née Cavendish), Countess of Carlisle

published by The Graphic, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
chromolithograph, published 1895 (1784)
NPG D35168

Cornelia and her Children, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D33696

Cornelia and her Children

after Sir Joshua Reynolds
photogravure, 1900 or before
NPG D33696

George Huddesford; John Codrington Warwick Bampfylde, published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D39506

George Huddesford; John Codrington Warwick Bampfylde

published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
photogravure, 1900 or before (circa 1878)
NPG D39506

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D36199

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

after Sir Joshua Reynolds
photogravure, 1905 (1786)
NPG D36199

Au Revoir (Georgiana (Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, Anne (Parsons), Viscountess Maynard ('Nancy Parsons'), Agneta Yorke (née Johnson)), by Bernard Partridge, after Thomas Gainsborough, and after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D9526

Au Revoir (Georgiana (Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, Anne (Parsons), Viscountess Maynard ('Nancy Parsons'), Agneta Yorke (née Johnson))

by Bernard Partridge, after Thomas Gainsborough, and after Sir Joshua Reynolds
pen and ink, heightened with white, published 1907
NPG D9526

Lavinia Spencer (née Bingham), Countess Spencer, published by The Medici Society Ltd, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D42002

Lavinia Spencer (née Bingham), Countess Spencer

published by The Medici Society Ltd, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
chromolithograph, published 1910 (1785-1786)
NPG D42002

Anne Stewart (née Dashwood), Countess of Galloway, by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D34268

Anne Stewart (née Dashwood), Countess of Galloway

by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1911 (1764)
NPG D34268

Catherine Ridge, published by The Medici Society Ltd, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D39759

Catherine Ridge

published by The Medici Society Ltd, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
chromolithograph, published 1911 (1773-1774?)
NPG D39759

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