Joshua Reynolds
Painter
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA was an English painter who specialised 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 idealisation of the... Wikipedia
Born: July 16, 1723, Plympton, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Died: February 23, 1792 (age 68 years), Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom
Influenced by: Rembrandt, Titian, Anthony van Dyck, and more
Organizations founded: Royal Academy of Arts, The Club, and Blacks Club
Grandparents: Mary Ainsworth and John Reynolds
Great-grandparents: Joshua Reynolds and Margaret Baker
Artworks
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