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Joshua Reynolds

Also known as Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Reynolds, Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, S. J. Reynolds, S.J. Reynolds, Sir Jos Reynolds, Mr. Reynolds,

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Joshua Reynolds was an English painter who lived from 1723 to 1792 and became one of the most important and influential artists of his time. He matters because he helped shape portrait painting and artistic practice in 18th-century England, establishing standards and approaches that influenced generations of artists who came after him.

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Born: 1723
Died: 1792
Works: 119

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Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1957-12-15

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Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits. The art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century, while Lucy Peltz says he was "the leading portrait artist of the 18th-century and arguably one of the greatest artists in the history of art." 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. He has been referred to as the 'master who revolutionised British Art.'

Reynolds had a famously prolific studio that produced over 2,000 paintings during his lifetime. Ellis Waterhouse estimated those works the painter did 'think worthy' at 'hardly less than a hundred paintings which one would like to take into consideration, either for their success, their originality, or their influence.' Of these, Portrait of Omai is probably his best known work and has been described by Simon Schama as "one of the greatest things British art has ever produced [and] one of the all time, timeless masterpieces that painting can produce." Waterhouse considered The Marlborough Family as 'the most monumental achievement of British portraiture' and that 'Reynolds' genius came to full flower in the diversity and geniality he was able to give to his full-length portraits' like Portrait of Philip Gell and Portrait of the Earl of Carlisle.