Sir Joshua Reynolds
Mrs John Hope, 1742 - 1767.
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) English
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title:Mrs John Hope, 1742 - 1767.
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date created:About 1763
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 63.50 cm; Framed: 95.00 x 82.00 x 6.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by John Cook, 2002
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accession number:PG 3309
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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...
