![Portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/reynolds000.jpg)
Sir Joshua Reynolds Painting Reproductions 1 of 3
1723-1792
English Rococo Painter
Sir Joshua Reynolds (July 16, 1723 - February 23, 1792) was the most important and influential of 18th century English painters, 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.
Reynolds was born in Plympton St Maurice, Devon, on 16 July 1723, and apprenticed in 1740 to the fashionable portrait painter Thomas Hudson, with whom he remained until 1743. From 1749 to 1752, he spent over two years in Italy, mainly in Rome, where he studied the Old Masters and acquired a taste for the "Grand Style". From 1753 on, he lived and worked in London. He became a close friend of Dr Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Burke, Henry Thrale, David Garrick and fellow artist Angelica Kauffmann. He was one of the earliest members of the Royal Society of Arts: he encouraged that society's interest in contemporary art and, with Gainsborough, established the Royal Academy as a spin-out organisation.
Many of his works show children in various states of un-dress. It is unlikely that such an interest would escape criticism in today's world, regardless of artistic merit.
With his rival Thomas Gainsborough, he was the dominant English portraitist of the second half of the 18th century. Reynolds painted in more of an idealized fashion than his rival. Reynolds was a brilliant academic. His lectures (Discourses) on art, delivered at the Royal Academy between 1769 and 1790, are remembered for their sensitivity and perception. In one of these lectures he was of the opinion that "invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory." In 1789 he lost the sight of his left eye, and on 23 February 1792 he died in his house in Leicester Fields, London. He was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.
Reynolds was born in Plympton St Maurice, Devon, on 16 July 1723, and apprenticed in 1740 to the fashionable portrait painter Thomas Hudson, with whom he remained until 1743. From 1749 to 1752, he spent over two years in Italy, mainly in Rome, where he studied the Old Masters and acquired a taste for the "Grand Style". From 1753 on, he lived and worked in London. He became a close friend of Dr Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Burke, Henry Thrale, David Garrick and fellow artist Angelica Kauffmann. He was one of the earliest members of the Royal Society of Arts: he encouraged that society's interest in contemporary art and, with Gainsborough, established the Royal Academy as a spin-out organisation.
Many of his works show children in various states of un-dress. It is unlikely that such an interest would escape criticism in today's world, regardless of artistic merit.
With his rival Thomas Gainsborough, he was the dominant English portraitist of the second half of the 18th century. Reynolds painted in more of an idealized fashion than his rival. Reynolds was a brilliant academic. His lectures (Discourses) on art, delivered at the Royal Academy between 1769 and 1790, are remembered for their sensitivity and perception. In one of these lectures he was of the opinion that "invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory." In 1789 he lost the sight of his left eye, and on 23 February 1792 he died in his house in Leicester Fields, London. He was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.
68 Reynolds Paintings
![Portrait of Lady Skipwith, 1787 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds001.jpg)
Portrait of Lady Skipwith 1787
Oil Painting
$1685
$1685
Canvas Print
$59.56
$59.56
SKU: RSJ-3206
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 128.3 x 102.2 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 128.3 x 102.2 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
![Portrait of General John Burgoyne, c.1766 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds002.jpg)
Portrait of General John Burgoyne c.1766
Oil Painting
$1518
$1518
Canvas Print
$60.66
$60.66
SKU: RSJ-3207
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127 x 101.3 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127 x 101.3 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
![Portrait of Miss Nelly O'Brien, c.1762/64 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds003.jpg)
Portrait of Miss Nelly O'Brien c.1762/64
Oil Painting
$1925
$1925
Canvas Print
$60.66
$60.66
SKU: RSJ-3208
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 126.3 x 101 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 126.3 x 101 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Miss Jane Bowles, 1775 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds004.jpg)
Miss Jane Bowles 1775
Oil Painting
$990
$990
Canvas Print
$58.45
$58.45
SKU: RSJ-4827
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 91 x 70.9 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 91 x 70.9 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Mrs Elizabeth Carnac, c.1775 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds005.jpg)
Mrs Elizabeth Carnac c.1775
Oil Painting
$2473
$2473
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: RSJ-4828
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 240.4 x 146.4 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 240.4 x 146.4 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Mrs Susanna Hoare and Child, c.1763/64 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds006.jpg)
Mrs Susanna Hoare and Child c.1763/64
Oil Painting
$1917
$1917
Canvas Print
$60.66
$60.66
SKU: RSJ-4829
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 132.5 x 101.6 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 132.5 x 101.6 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Frances Countess of Lincoln, c.1781/8 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds007.jpg)
Frances Countess of Lincoln c.1781/8
Oil Painting
$1518
$1518
Canvas Print
$57.35
$57.35
SKU: RSJ-4830
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 62 x 47 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 62 x 47 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Lady Elizabeth Seymour-Conway, 1781 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds008.jpg)
Lady Elizabeth Seymour-Conway 1781
Oil Painting
$1449
$1449
Canvas Print
$57.49
$57.49
SKU: RSJ-4831
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 61.5 x 47.2 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 61.5 x 47.2 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Strawberry Girl, c.1772/73 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds009.jpg)
The Strawberry Girl c.1772/73
Oil Painting
$809
$809
Canvas Print
$63.83
$63.83
SKU: RSJ-4832
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 76.6 x 63.7 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 76.6 x 63.7 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Mrs Mary Robinson (Perdita), c.1783/84 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds010.jpg)
Mrs Mary Robinson (Perdita) c.1783/84
Oil Painting
$743
$743
Canvas Print
$62.86
$62.86
SKU: RSJ-4833
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 77 x 63.5 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 77 x 63.5 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![St John the Baptist in the Wilderness, c.1776 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds011.jpg)
St John the Baptist in the Wilderness c.1776
Oil Painting
$1100
$1100
Canvas Print
$60.52
$60.52
SKU: RSJ-4834
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 132 x 102.2 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 132 x 102.2 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Mrs Jane Braddyll, c.1776 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds012.jpg)
Mrs Jane Braddyll c.1776
Oil Painting
$1061
$1061
Canvas Print
$63.00
$63.00
SKU: RSJ-4835
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 75.5 x 63.4 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 75.5 x 63.4 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Mrs Mary Nesbitt, 1781 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds013.jpg)
Mrs Mary Nesbitt 1781
Oil Painting
$987
$987
Canvas Print
$60.24
$60.24
SKU: RSJ-4836
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 76.5 x 63.2 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 76.5 x 63.2 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The 4th Duke of Queensbury (Old Q) as Earl of March, c.1759/60 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds014.jpg)
The 4th Duke of Queensbury (Old Q) as Earl of March c.1759/60
Oil Painting
$1821
$1821
Canvas Print
$58.73
$58.73
SKU: RSJ-4837
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 91 x 67.5 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 91 x 67.5 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Angerstein Children, 1783 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds015.jpg)
The Angerstein Children 1783
Oil Painting
$1731
$1731
SKU: RSJ-4842
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: unknown
Kenwood House (The Iveagh Bequest), London, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: unknown
Kenwood House (The Iveagh Bequest), London, United Kingdom
![Elizabeth, Lady Taylor, c.1780 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds016.jpg)
Elizabeth, Lady Taylor c.1780
Oil Painting
$2223
$2223
Canvas Print
$60.66
$60.66
SKU: RSJ-17455
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127.3 x 102.2 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127.3 x 102.2 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
![Lady Cecil Rice, 1762 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds017.jpg)
Lady Cecil Rice 1762
Oil Painting
$2260
$2260
Canvas Print
$59.97
$59.97
SKU: RSJ-17456
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 126.4 x 100.6 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 126.4 x 100.6 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
![Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus, 1788 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds018.jpg)
Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus 1788
Oil Painting
$1594
$1594
Canvas Print
$59.97
$59.97
SKU: RSJ-17457
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127.5 x 101 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127.5 x 101 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![Captain George K. H. Coussmaker, 1782 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds019.jpg)
Captain George K. H. Coussmaker 1782
Oil Painting
$1974
$1974
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: RSJ-17458
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 238 x 145.4 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 238 x 145.4 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Mrs. Elisha Mathew, 1777 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds020.jpg)
Mrs. Elisha Mathew 1777
Oil Painting
$2495
$2495
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: RSJ-17459
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 237.5 x 146.3 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 237.5 x 146.3 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
![John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, 1765 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds021.jpg)
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore 1765
Oil Painting
$2460
$2460
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: RSJ-17460
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 238 x 146.2 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 238 x 146.2 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
![The Ladies Waldegrave, 1780 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds022.jpg)
The Ladies Waldegrave 1780
Oil Painting
$2526
$2526
Canvas Print
$64.79
$64.79
SKU: RSJ-17461
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 143 x 168.3 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 143 x 168.3 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
![Robert Hay Drummond, Archbishop of York, 1764 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds023.jpg)
Robert Hay Drummond, Archbishop of York 1764
Oil Painting
$2295
$2295
Canvas Print
$60.39
$60.39
SKU: RSJ-17462
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127 x 101.6 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 127 x 101.6 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
![Portrait of a Young Lady, c.1760/65 by Reynolds | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds/paintings-lg/reynolds024.jpg)
Portrait of a Young Lady c.1760/65
Oil Painting
$832
$832
Canvas Print
$62.59
$62.59
SKU: RSJ-17463
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 76.5 x 63 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Original Size: 76.5 x 63 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria