Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sir John Macpherson, 1745 - 1821. Governor-General of India
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Joshua ReynoldsEnglish (1723 - 1792)
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title:Sir John Macpherson, 1745 - 1821. Governor-General of India
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date created:Painted 1779
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 63.50 cm; Framed: 92.07 x 80.01 x 7.62 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1906
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accession number:PG 647
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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...