This painting, titled "The Strawberry Girl," was exhibited at London's Royal Academy in 1773. It is by the English artist Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). Owing to his unfortunate habit of experimenting with pigments to discover the secrets of the Old Masters, whose canvases he would sometimes cut up for the purpose, his paintings lack permanence. Reynolds was perhaps the most popular portrait painter who ever lived. The world of fashion flocked to his studio. Amazing he had time for doing pictures such as this one, which Reynolds described as "one of the half-dozen original things which no ma
This painting, titled "The Strawberry Girl," was exhibited at London's Royal Academy in 1773. It is by the English artist Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). Owing to his unfortunate habit of experimenting with pigments to discover the secrets of the Old Masters, whose canvases he would sometimes cut up for the purpose, his paintings lack permanence. Reynolds was perhaps the most popular portrait painter who ever lived. The world of fashion flocked to his studio. Amazing he had time for doing pictures such as this one, which Reynolds described as "one of the half-dozen original things which no man ever exceeded in his life work."
Size: 3916px × 4560px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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