birth_date: 1723-07-16 00:00:00
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name: Joshua Reynolds
about: Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.See this thread for more information. 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. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.See this thread for more information. 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. ...more
death_date: 1792-02-23 00:00:00