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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

• Was an English painter, specialising in portraits.
• He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect.
• He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts.
• Reynolds was one of the earliest members of the Royal Society of Arts, helped found the Society of Artists of Great Britain.
• In 1768 became the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts.
• In 1769, he was knighted by George III.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Self-Portrait, c. 1747-49.
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