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Joshua Reynolds
English painter (1723–1792) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA | |
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Born | Joshua Reynolds (1723-07-16)16 July 1723 Plympton, Devon, England |
Died | 23 February 1792(1792-02-23) (aged 68) Leicester Fields, London, England |
Resting place | St Paul's Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Education | Plympton Free Grammar School |
Notable work | The Age of Innocence |
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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]