Title: Sir Joshua Reynolds, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery.
Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London).
Engraver: Thomas William Hunt (British, active 1840–84).
Sitter: Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London).
Size: 23x31,5 cms.
Published by: R. Holdgate.
Condition: signs of roughness along one edge from removal from binding. In good condition.
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter, specialising in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, and was knighted by George III in 1769.