Olga's Gallery
Sir Joshua Reynolds
(1723-1792)
Biography
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Joshua Reynolds was born into the family of the Reverend Samuel Reynolds, who held the post of headmaster in a local grammar school, which Joshua attended as a boy. The young Reynolds received a good classical education; he loved literature and became well-read in classical Greek and Roman authors. He revealed his interest in and talent for painting rather early. Read Sir Joshua Reynolds's Full Biography
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Clotworthy Skeffington,
Later 1st Earl of Massereene. 1744-46. Oil on canvas. 121.3 x 96.5
cm. Private collection. 
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The Eliot Family. c.1746. Oil on canvas. 87 x 114 cm. Trustees of the St Germans Estate, Port Eliot, Cornwall, UK.
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The Eliot Family. Detail. c.1746. Oil on canvas. 87 x 114 cm. Trustees of the St Germans Estate, Port Eliot, Cornwall, UK.
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Self-Portrait. c. 1747-48. 63 x 74 cm. Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, London, UK.
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Paul Henry Ourry. c.1748. Oil on canvas. 127 x 102 cm. Saltram House, Devon, National Trust, UK.
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Thomas and Martha Neate, with Tutor. 1748. Oil on canvas. 167 x 180 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Thomas and Martha Neate, with Tutor. Detail. 1748. Oil on canvas. 167 x 180 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Thomas and Martha Neate, with Tutor. Detail. 1748. Oil on canvas. 167 x 180 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Man in a Brown Coat. 1748. Oil on canvas. 76 x 63.5 cm. Marble Hill House, Twichenham, English Heritage, UK.
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Sir Thomas Kennedy, James Caulfeild, Mr Ward and Mr Phelps. 1751. Oil on canvas. 63 x 52 cm. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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Sir Thomas Kennedy, James Caulfeild, Mr Ward and Mr Phelps. Detail. 1751. Oil on canvas. 63 x 52 cm. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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Sir Thomas Kennedy, James Caulfeild, Mr Ward and Mr Phelps. Detail. 1751. Oil on canvas. 63 x 52 cm. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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Augustus Keppel. 1752-53. Oil on canvas. 239 x 147.5 cm. National Maritime Museum, London, UK. Read Note.
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Emily, Duchess of Leinster. 1753. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Read Note.
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James FitzGerald, Duke of Leinster. 1753. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Read Note.
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Self-Portrait. 1753-55. Oil on canvas. 74 x 61.5 cm. c. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
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Mrs Hugh Bonfoy. 1754. Oil on canvas. 124 x 100 cm. Trustees of the St Germans Estate, Port Eliot, Cornwall, UK.
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Francis Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon. 1754. 125.7 x 100.3 cm. Oil on canvas. Henry E. Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino, CA, USA.
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Francis Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon. Detail. 1754. 125.7 x 100.3 cm. Oil on canvas. Henry E. Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino, CA, USA.
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Sir John Molesworth. 1754. Oil on canvas. 127 x 102. Pencarrow, Cornwall, UK.
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Sir John Molesworth. Detail. 1754. Oil on canvas. 127 x 102 cm. Pencarrow, Cornwall, UK.
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Mrs William Molesworth. 1755. Oil on canvas. 128 x 102 cm. Pencarrow, Cornwall, UK.
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Peter Ludlow. 1755. Oil on canvas. 231 x 147 cm. Trustees of the Bedford Estates at Woburn Abbey, UK.
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Peter Ludlow. Detail. 1755. Oil on canvas. 231 x 147 cm. Trustees of the Bedford Estates at Woburn Abbey, UK.
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Robert Ramsden. 1755. Oil on canvas. 76 x 62.8 cm. Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, UK.
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Lucy, Lady Strange. 1755. Oil on canvas. 127 x 102 cm. Private Collection.
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George Ashby. 1756. Oil on canvas. 125 x 99.6 cm. Private collection.
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Mrs Francis Beckford. 1756. Oil on canvas. 127 x 102.2 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
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Mrs Francis Beckford. Detail. 1756. Oil on canvas. 127 x 102.2 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
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Catherine, Lady Chambers. 1756. Oil on canvas. 69.8 x 57.4 cm. The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood, UK.
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