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== Sir Joshua Reynolds ==

== Sir Joshua Reynolds ==

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[[Image:Reynolds Nelly O'Brien.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Nelly O'Brien]]

 

[[Sir Joshua Reynolds]] (Plympton, Devon 1723- London 1792) was an English Rococo Painter and distinguished member of London's intellectual society.  By 1760, Reynolds had become the most popular portrait painter in London. In 1768, he founded with Thomas Gainsborough the Royal Academy of Arts.

[[Sir Joshua Reynolds]] (Plympton, Devon 1723- London 1792) was an English Rococo Painter and distinguished member of London's intellectual society.  By 1760, Reynolds had become the most popular portrait painter in London. In 1768, he founded with Thomas Gainsborough the Royal Academy of Arts.

Since 1912, an statue of him is in the courtyard of the Royal Academy. <ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/R/reynolds/reynoldsbio.html Sir Joshua Reynolds] Olga's Gallery.</ref>  

Since 1912, an statue of him is in the courtyard of the Royal Academy. <ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/R/reynolds/reynoldsbio.html Sir Joshua Reynolds] Olga's Gallery.</ref>  

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