Joshua Reynolds
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| '''Sir Joshua Reynolds''' ([[16 July ]] [[1723]] – [[23 February]] [[1792]]) was an [[18th century]] [[English painter]], specialising in [[portrait]]s and promoting the "[[Grand Style]]" in painting which depended on [[idealization]] of the [[imperfect]]. He was one of the founders and first President of the [[Royal Academy]]. [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] appreciated his merits and knighted him in [[1769]]. | '''Sir Joshua Reynolds''' ([[16 July ]] [[1723]] – [[23 February]] [[1792]]) was an [[18th century]] [[English painter]], specialising in [[portrait]]s and promoting the "[[Grand Style]]" in painting which depended on [[idealization]] of the [[imperfect]]. He was one of the founders and first President of the [[Royal Academy]]. [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] appreciated his merits and knighted him in [[1769]]. | ||
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| + | *[[English art]] | ||
| + | *[[Grand manner]] | ||
| + | *[[Mary Nesbitt]], eighteenth-century courtesan who began her career as Reynolds' model. | ||
| + | *[[Martin Postle]], an expert on Joshua Reynolds | ||
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Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an 18th century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy. George III appreciated his merits and knighted him in 1769.
See also
- English art
- Grand manner
- Mary Nesbitt, eighteenth-century courtesan who began her career as Reynolds' model.
- Martin Postle, an expert on Joshua Reynolds
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