Original: Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA ( 16 July 1723 & ndash ; 23 February 1792 ) was an influential 18th century English painter , specialising in portraits and promoting the '' Grand Style '' in painting which depended on idealisation of the imperfect .
Simplified: Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA ( 16 July 1723 & ndash ; 23 February 1792 ) was an English painter of portraits .