Sir Joshua Reynolds, (artist), British, 1723 - 1792, Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children, 1777-1779, oil on canvas, overall: x cm (93 7/8 x 57 15/16 in.), framed: x cm (104 7/8 x 69 in.), Reynolds sought to elevate British painting, including portraiture, to the lofty realms of classical expression. After traveling to Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Venice, Reynolds became the first president of the Royal Academy, which had been founded in 1768

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Keywords: 1723, 1777-1779, 1792, british, canvas, children, delmé, elizabeth, joshua, lady, oil, reynolds, sir