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Joshua Reynolds

19 works held in 6 museums

British painter of aristocratic portraiture, 1723-1792

Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), Joshua Reynolds

Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), 1787.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Lady Caroline Howard, Joshua Reynolds

Lady Caroline Howard, 1778.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Crying Forfeits, Joshua Reynolds

Crying Forfeits, 1770.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke, Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke, c. 1761.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Georgiana Augusta Frederica Elliott (1782–1813), Later Lady Charles Bentinck, Joshua Reynolds

Georgiana Augusta Frederica Elliott (1782–1813), Later Lady Charles Bentinck, 1784.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children, Joshua Reynolds

Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children, 1777–1779.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834), Joshua Reynolds

George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834), 1768.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon and Duchess of Argyll, Joshua Reynolds

Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon and Duchess of Argyll, 1760.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Mary Robinson (née Darby), Joshua Reynolds

Mary Robinson (née Darby), 1784.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

John Musters, Joshua Reynolds

John Musters, c. 1777–1780.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Miss Beatrix Lister, Joshua Reynolds

Miss Beatrix Lister, 1765.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, Joshua Reynolds

Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, 1758.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801), Joshua Reynolds

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801), 1782.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Reading Boy, Joshua Reynolds

The Reading Boy, c. 1777.

The reading boy (Muchacho leyendo) (museum title)

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway, Joshua Reynolds

Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway, 1764.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Mrs. George Collier, Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Mrs. George Collier, 18th century.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Lady Elizabeth Compton, Joshua Reynolds

Lady Elizabeth Compton, 1780–1782.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Miss Prue in William Congreve’s “Love for Love”, Joshua Reynolds

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Miss Prue in William Congreve’s “Love for Love”, 1771.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, Joshua Reynolds

The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, 1761–1766.

Joshua Reynolds (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was a British painter, born at Plympton (Devon) and died in London. The first president of the Royal Academy, founded in 1768, he was the leading portraitist of the British aristocracy: women, children and families set in landscapes. His paintings are held in New York, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit and New Haven. He is linked to society portraiture.

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