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.
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
Related People
- Elizabeth Deane (née Johnson) (niece)
- Theophila Gwatkin (née Palmer) (niece)
- John Reynolds (uncle)
- Samuel Reynolds (father)
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