🎨 #OTD in #Art #History 8 October 1779, following his apprenticeship to engraver James Basire (4 August 1771 to 1778), visionary British artist #WilliamBlake began to study at the #RoyalAcademy in Old Somerset House, under Sir #JoshuaReynolds.
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
🎨 #OTD in #Art #History 8 October 1779, following his apprenticeship to engraver James Basire (4 August 1771 to 1778), visionary British artist #WilliamBlake began to study at the #RoyalAcademy in Old Somerset House, under Sir #JoshuaReynolds.
Huntingdon Town Hall is one of my favourite buildings in the whole county, a definite hidden treasure. The ballroom includes portraits by #JoshuaReynolds and #GainsboroughDupont
For Heritage Open Days, explore historic Huntingdon Town Hall on Saturday 13 September with a free curator-led tour of the 18th century assembly rooms and courts. Book now to avoid disappointment! More details at: www.cromwellmuseum.org/events/hunti...
August 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Huntingdon Town Hall is one of my favourite buildings in the whole county, a definite hidden treasure. The ballroom includes portraits by #JoshuaReynolds and #GainsboroughDupont
July 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; Sir Joshua was one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art & painted Omai, the first Pacific Islander to visit Britain (1775)
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July 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; Sir Joshua was one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art & painted Omai, the first Pacific Islander to visit Britain (1775)
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Sir #JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, painting some of the greatest portraits in 18th c. British art; his #art is a window onto the world of 18th c. England; this is Colonel George K. H. Coussmaker of the Grenadier Guards (c.1770-1780)
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July 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Sir #JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, painting some of the greatest portraits in 18th c. British art; his #art is a window onto the world of 18th c. England; this is Colonel George K. H. Coussmaker of the Grenadier Guards (c.1770-1780)
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#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; this is a portrait of Huang Ya Dong ('Wang-Y-Tong'), one of the first Chinese visitors to England (1776)
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July 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; this is a portrait of Huang Ya Dong ('Wang-Y-Tong'), one of the first Chinese visitors to England (1776)
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#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768 & was one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art & his portrait of a young #BlackMan in a dignified pose is a rarity in art of the era...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768 & was one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art & his portrait of a young #BlackMan in a dignified pose is a rarity in art of the era...
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#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; along with Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua was the leading portrait artist of 18th c. British #art even if more conventional & staid than Gainsborough; this is a self-portrait:
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July 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; along with Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua was the leading portrait artist of 18th c. British #art even if more conventional & staid than Gainsborough; this is a self-portrait:
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July 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Delighted to see this conversation out in J18, reproducing our workshop on #joshuareynolds, #mai and #18thcenturyart www.journal18.org/nq/reflectio...
Reflections on Mai, Joshua Reynolds, and Eighteenth-Century Art — A Roundtable
Roundtable Participants: Kate Fullagar, Miriama Bono, Pauline Reynolds, Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones, Peter McNeil, Monica Anke Hahn, Carl Vail, Peter Brunt. In March 2023, the longstanding battle for owne...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Delighted to see this conversation out in J18, reproducing our workshop on #joshuareynolds, #mai and #18thcenturyart www.journal18.org/nq/reflectio...
June 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
April 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In 1780, he painted the portraits of King George III, and Queen Charlotte. He remained the royal family's favorite painter even though painter Joseph Reynolds was Principal.
#thomasgainsborough #Rococo #art #kinggeorgeiii #queencharlotte #royals #joshuareynolds
#thomasgainsborough #Rococo #art #kinggeorgeiii #queencharlotte #royals #joshuareynolds
April 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
In 1780, he painted the portraits of King George III, and Queen Charlotte. He remained the royal family's favorite painter even though painter Joseph Reynolds was Principal.
#thomasgainsborough #Rococo #art #kinggeorgeiii #queencharlotte #royals #joshuareynolds
#thomasgainsborough #Rococo #art #kinggeorgeiii #queencharlotte #royals #joshuareynolds
Collina (1779) Lady Gertrude Fitzpatrick (1774-1841)
#Painting - Sir #JoshuaReynolds ( #English 1723-1792)
#Columbus #Museum of #Art
and a #Pencil (1810) study by #JohnBone at #NationalPortraitGallery #London
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Almost #Animé
#portrait #child #portraitartist #grandstyle #anime
#Painting - Sir #JoshuaReynolds ( #English 1723-1792)
#Columbus #Museum of #Art
and a #Pencil (1810) study by #JohnBone at #NationalPortraitGallery #London
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Almost #Animé
#portrait #child #portraitartist #grandstyle #anime
April 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Collina (1779) Lady Gertrude Fitzpatrick (1774-1841)
#Painting - Sir #JoshuaReynolds ( #English 1723-1792)
#Columbus #Museum of #Art
and a #Pencil (1810) study by #JohnBone at #NationalPortraitGallery #London
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Almost #Animé
#portrait #child #portraitartist #grandstyle #anime
#Painting - Sir #JoshuaReynolds ( #English 1723-1792)
#Columbus #Museum of #Art
and a #Pencil (1810) study by #JohnBone at #NationalPortraitGallery #London
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Almost #Animé
#portrait #child #portraitartist #grandstyle #anime
March 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it."
🎨 English portraitist Sir #JoshuaReynolds, the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, passed away #OTD 23 February 1792. #Art #Painting
🎨 English portraitist Sir #JoshuaReynolds, the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, passed away #OTD 23 February 1792. #Art #Painting
February 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it."
🎨 English portraitist Sir #JoshuaReynolds, the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, passed away #OTD 23 February 1792. #Art #Painting
🎨 English portraitist Sir #JoshuaReynolds, the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, passed away #OTD 23 February 1792. #Art #Painting
February 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
From my series, Reimaginings: Reimagining Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, 1761-66, 2023, watercolour on digital print on paper. Image size 49.5 x 70.5 cm. #joshuareynolds This is a unique watercolour painting.
January 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
From my series, Reimaginings: Reimagining Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, 1761-66, 2023, watercolour on digital print on paper. Image size 49.5 x 70.5 cm. #joshuareynolds This is a unique watercolour painting.
January 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
January 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse by Joshua Reynolds (British) - Oil on canvas - 1784 - The Huntington Library (San Marino, California) #oilpainting #thehuntington #joshuareynolds #womeninart #art #thetragicmuse
November 22, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse by Joshua Reynolds (British) - Oil on canvas - 1784 - The Huntington Library (San Marino, California) #oilpainting #thehuntington #joshuareynolds #womeninart #art #thetragicmuse
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768 as one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art; this is Huang Ya Dong ('Wang-Y-Tong'), one of the first Chinese visitors to England (1776)
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July 17, 2024 at 12:38 AM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768 as one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art; this is Huang Ya Dong ('Wang-Y-Tong'), one of the first Chinese visitors to England (1776)
www.wikiart.org/en/joshua-re...
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#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; he was one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art & his portrait of a young #BlackMan in a dignified pose is a rarity in art of the era...
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July 17, 2024 at 12:08 AM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; he was one of the leading figures in 18th c. British #art & his portrait of a young #BlackMan in a dignified pose is a rarity in art of the era...
www.wikiart.org/en/joshua-re...
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#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; along with Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua was the leading portrait artist of 18th. British #art even if more conventional & staid than Gainsborough; this is a self-portrait:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_...
July 16, 2024 at 8:46 PM
#JoshuaReynolds was born #OnThisDay in 1723, founding the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768; along with Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua was the leading portrait artist of 18th. British #art even if more conventional & staid than Gainsborough; this is a self-portrait:
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Hey! My school's most famous Old Boy. Josh and I go back a long way...
#plymptongrammar #plymouthuk #devonuk #joshuareynolds
#classof6870
#plymptongrammar #plymouthuk #devonuk #joshuareynolds
#classof6870
Joshua Reynolds, Self-Portrait, 1775
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January 31, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Hey! My school's most famous Old Boy. Josh and I go back a long way...
#plymptongrammar #plymouthuk #devonuk #joshuareynolds
#classof6870
#plymptongrammar #plymouthuk #devonuk #joshuareynolds
#classof6870