Joshua Reynolds | |
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.jpg) Self-portrait, c. 1750 | |
| Born | 16 July 1723 |
| Died | 23 February 1792 (aged 68) Leicester Fields, London, England |
| Resting place | St Paul's Cathedral |
| Education | Plympton Free Grammar School |
| Notable work | The Age of Innocence |
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Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits. Art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century.[1] He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting, which depended on idealisation of the imperfect. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts and was knighted by George III in 1769.
- ^ Russell, John (26 January 1986). "ART VIEW; ANYBODY WHO WAS SOMEBODY KNOCKED AT HIS DOOR". The New York Times.