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Joshua Reynolds

Born

in Plympton, Devon, The United Kingdom

July 16, 1723

Died

February 23, 1792

Genre

Arts & Photography

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Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA was an important and influential 18th century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealisation of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy. George III appreciated his merits and knighted him in 1769.

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	Discourses on Art by Joshua Reynolds, Robert R. Wark (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1888 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds by Joshua Reynolds, John Edgcumbe (Editor), John Ingamells (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Journey to Flanders and Holland it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cele cincisprezece discursuri despre arta really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johnson & Garrick;: Two dialogues 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1974	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ; Late President of the Royal Academy: Containing His Discourses ; Idlers ; a Journey to Flanders and ... Commentary On Du Fresnoy's Art of Painting 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exhibition of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. by Joshua Reynolds, Frederic George Stephens, Grosvenor Gallery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portraits 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1952	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The complete works of sir Joshua Reynolds, with an orig. memoir and anecdotes by the author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: Volume 1: Containing his Discourses, Idlers, A Journey to Flanders and Holland (Now First Published), and his ... Library Collection - Art and Architecture) by Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.”
― Sir Joshua Reynolds

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“Simplicity is an exact medium between too little and too much”
― Sir Joshua Reynolds, Discourses on Art

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“Common observation and a plain understanding is the source of all art.”
― Sir Joshua Reynolds

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