His other siblings included Frances Reynolds and Elizabeth Johnson.Īs a boy, he also came under the influence of Zachariah Mudge, whose Platonistic philosophy stayed with him all his life. In 1740 she provided £60, half of the premium paid to Thomas Hudson the portrait-painter, for Joshua's pupillage, and nine years she later advanced money for his expenses in Italy. One of his sisters, seven years his senior, was Mary Palmer (1716–1794), author of Devonshire Dialogue, whose fondness for drawing is said to have had much influence on Joshua as a boy. His father had been a fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, but did not send any of his sons to the university. Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon, on 16 July 1723, as the third son of the Reverend Samuel Reynolds, master of the Plympton Free Grammar School in the town. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, and was knighted by George III in 1769.Įarly life Self-portrait, aged about 24 Old Grammar School, Plympton, founded 1658, built 1664, attended by Joshua Reynolds whose father was headmaster He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealisation of the imperfect. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits.
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