Sir Joshua Reynolds
James Coutts (1733 - 1778)
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Joshua ReynoldsEnglish (1723 - 1792)
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title:James Coutts (1733 - 1778)
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date created:1771 - 1773
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:52.70 x 43.20 cm; Framed: 52.70 x 62.00 x 9.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Lord Elcho 1859
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accession number:NG 338
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gallery:
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon, the son of a headmaster. He was apprenticed to the London portrait painter, Thomas Hudson, in 1740. In 1749 he went to Italy, spending two years in Rome. On his return, in 1753, he set up a studio in London. Reynolds developed a portrait style which attempted...
