Sir Joshua Reynolds FRS FRSA PRA
(1723-1792)
portrait painter, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 1st President of the Royal Academy (from 1768), and Knight Bachelor (from 1769)
Died aged 68
Wikidata WikipediaSir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter, specialising in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, and was knighted by George III in 1769.
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founder of The Club
Commemorated on 7 plaques
Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792 portrait painter lived and died in a house on this site
Fanum House (site of 47), Leicester Square, Westminster, WC2, London, United Kingdom where they lived and died (1792)
Here in the former Turk's Head Tavern Dr Samuel Johnson & Joshua Reynolds founded The Club in 1764
9 Gerrard Street, London, United Kingdom where they founded The Club
Sir Joshua Reynolds, 16 July 1723 - 23 February 1792, Portrait Painter. As a student of Italian art, his work became increasingly classical under the influence of the Bolognese school. In 1768 he was elected the first President of the Royal Academy of Arts and was knighted. From 1760 until his death, he lived and painted in his studio, on the west side of Leicester Square where Fanum House now stands. He is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. The bust is by Henry Weekes (1874)
Sir Joshua Reynolds bust, Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom where they is commemorated
Sir Joshua Reynolds artist 1753-1761 lived here
5 Great Newport Street, WC2, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792 portrait painter lived and died in a house on this site
Fanum House, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom where they lived and died (1792)
Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792 Opened his first studio in Plymouth Dock - Devonport. Active as a portrait painter in this area from 1743 to 1749.
Devonport Guildhall, Ker Street, Plymouth, United Kingdom where they worked
Here until 1871 stood the house in which Sir Joshua Reynolds was born A.D.1723
, Plympton, United Kingdom where they was born (1723)