THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
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Joshua Reynolds (RIN ulz) was born in Plympton, Devonshire in England. His father, who was the headmaster of the grammar school in his town, was his teacher.
When he was twelve he painted a portrait on sailcloth working with the paint they used in the shipyard. It was not a great painting, but it did demonstrate his talent, and his father allowed him to become an apprentice to an artist.
Joshua Reynolds self-portrait
He studied with Thomas Hudson in London and became a better artist than his teacher. Hudson became jealous and dismissed him as his pupil.
Reynolds studied the works of different artists in Italy for three years and became one of the best portrait painters of his time.
He knew historical pictures didn't sell well, but people did like to have pictures of themselves; portraits. By the time he was 32 years old he had painted 100 portraits for people.Thomas Gainsborough was another portrait artist in England. Both became famous, but Reynolds profited more from his work than Gainsborough.
Reynolds was knighted by King George III (the Third) in 1768 and he became Sir Joshua Reynolds. Later he was made "painter to the king".
He enjoyed painting portraits of children. The featured work on this page, "Age of Innocence" is said to be a painting of Reynold's grand-niece, Theophilia Gwatkin.
One day as he was painting a picture of another child he became blind in his left eye. He knew his days as an artist would be coming to an end. Two years later when he died, he was blind.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
from Art Cyclopedia
Paintings by Joshua Reynolds
from CGFA
Biography of Joshua Reynolds
at CGFA
Information about Reynolds
at Humanities Web
Joshua Reynolds
at Art Renewal Center
Reynolds
at Humanities Web (look in box in upper left hand corner)
Sir Joshua Reynolds
at Wikipedia
Reynolds Timeline
at Tate.org
Paintings by Reynolds
over 200 works at Olga's Gallery
A Study of Fifteen Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds
online book
Sir Joshua Reynolds Biography
online book
Sir Joshua Reynolds Biography and Prints
(Spanish version)
The Young Fortune Teller Art Print
Reynolds, Joshua
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