Portrait of Fifth Viscount Allen, named Joshua (1728-1816) in the Uniform of a Lord Lieutenant

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Portrait of Fifth Viscount Allen, named Joshua (1728-1816) in the Uniform of a Lord Lieutenant

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oil on canvas 963 x 840 x 70 mm - Sir Joshua Reynolds was considered by many to be the most important artist of his day. As a young man he decided to become a painter after finding Posso's book on perspective, and Richardson's Essay on the Theory of Painting in his father's library. He went on to become the first president of the Royal Academy....

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1762

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Joshua Reynolds

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nobles (aristocrats) / men / portraits / military uniforms / officers (military officers) / Painting

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