Joshua Reynolds
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Joshua Reynolds | |
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Born | Joshua Reynolds 16 July 1723 |
Died | 23 February 1792 Leicester Fields, London, England | (aged 68)
Resting place | St Paul's Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Education | Plympton Free Grammar School |
Notable work | The Age of Innocence |
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Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter of portraits. He helped to start the Royal Academy of Arts and was its first president.[1] King George III made him Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1769.
Some critics disliked Reynolds and the Royal Academy. The Pre-Raphaelites called him "Sir Sloshua" and William Blake published a savage pamphlet Annotations to Sir Joshua Reynolds' Discourses in 1808. On the other hand, Turner was a strong supporter, and asked to be buried at Reynolds' side.
Reynolds has over 1000 portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Despite Blake's criticisms, Reynold's Discourses had a lasting impact on the theory and practice of art.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sir Joshua Reynolds, National Portrait Gallery, London, accessed September 2009