Portrait of a Boy
Neoclassicism
1760
54.0 x 43.0 cm
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 – 1792)
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792): Leading British portrait painter of the 18th century & first Royal Academy President. Master of the 'Grand Style', he elegantly captured nobility and shaped British art.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of a Boy
- Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
- Year: 1760
- Original dimensions: 54.0 x 43.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Corpus context: respectability & virtue , classical antiquity
- Main color: Putty
- Keywords: british portrait art , formal portrait style , reynolds artwork