Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Sir Joshua Reynolds 🇬🇧

Joshua Reynolds (Known as "President Reynolds")
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Born Jul 16, 1723 🇬🇧 Plympton (Devon), Kingdom of Great Britain
Passed Away Feb 23, 1792 London, Kingdom of Great Britain
Lifespan 68 years old
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"A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts."

Archival Overview

First President of the Royal Academy of Arts whose 'Discourses on Art' championed the 'Grand Style' and who elevated British portraiture to heroic neoclassical dignity.

Biographical Record

Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792 CE) was knighted by King George III and served as the intellectual leader of London's artistic elite alongside Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, and Oliver Goldsmith.

His annual Discourses delivered to Academy students laid the theoretical foundation of British art, arguing that painting must transcend mere imitation to pursue universal idealized beauty.

Key Life Milestones

1768

First President of the Royal Academy

Elected inaugural president of the Royal Academy, shaping national artistic policy and education.

1784

Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse

Painted the celebrated actress enthroned among personifications of Pity and Terror, in the heroic manner of Michelangelo.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Saint Paul's Cathedral Crypt
London, United Kingdom
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