History of Sir Joshua Reynolds

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English painter (born Plympton St. Maurice, Devon, 1723-1792). With rival Thomas Gainsborough the dominant English portraist of the second half of the 18th century. Joshua Reynolds painted in more of an idealized fashion than his rival. A brilliant academic, his lectures ("Discourses") on art are remembered for their sensitivity and perception.

English painter (born [Plympton St Maurice]?, Devon, 1723-1792). With rival Thomas Gainsborough the dominant English portraitist of the second half of the 18th century. Joshua Reynolds painted in more of an idealized fashion than his rival. A brilliant academic, his lectures ("Discourses") on art are remembered for their sensitivity and perception.

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