Sir Joshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792

spécialisé dans le portrait, il est le premier président de la Royal Academy en 1768

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Sir  Joshua Reynolds’ portrait of Horace Walpole’s nieces, 1781.

The ladies Waldegrave

huile sur toile - 143 x168 cm

National gallery of Scotland

Sir Joshua Reynolds - autoportrait

Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792

Sir Joshua Reynolds - autoportrait,1747-1749

huile sur toile

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. 

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792

 

 Sir Joshua Reynolds - Portrait du capitaine Torryn

Musée Jacquemart André