The early 1900s caption reads: "Lord Heathfield by Reynolds (1723-1792) in the National Gallery. This work which is held by good judges to be one of the most characteristic portraits painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds was commissioned by Alderman Boydell in 1787. In the background there is a view of the Rock of Gibraltar much obscured by smoke, for the picture commemorates the defence of the Rock from 1779 to 1783 by Lord Heathfield, then General Eliott. This picture was purchased by the Government for the National Gallery in 1824." Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was the leading English portraitist o
The early 1900s caption reads: "Lord Heathfield by Reynolds (1723-1792) in the National Gallery. This work which is held by good judges to be one of the most characteristic portraits painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds was commissioned by Alderman Boydell in 1787. In the background there is a view of the Rock of Gibraltar much obscured by smoke, for the picture commemorates the defence of the Rock from 1779 to 1783 by Lord Heathfield, then General Eliott. This picture was purchased by the Government for the National Gallery in 1824." Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was the leading English portraitist of the 18th century. Through study of ancient and Italian Renaissance art, and of the work of Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck, he brought great variety and dignity to British portraiture.
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License: Royalty Free
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