The early 1900s caption reads: "Mrs Hoare and Child by Reynolds (1723-1792) in Wallace collection in London. This picture is perhaps one of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ most beautiful compoistions. The flesh painting ua very fine ans the handling of the dress remarkably free, its delicate coloring being in beautiful harmony with the surroundings. The painter gave us a portrait of the same child when he was a boy; it now in the collection of Baron Albert de Rothschild, Sir Joshua made for this picture a sketch in oils which hangs in the Gallery at Bridgewater House." Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was the

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The early 1900s caption reads: "Mrs Hoare and Child by Reynolds (1723-1792) in Wallace collection in London. This picture is perhaps one of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ most beautiful compoistions. The flesh painting ua very fine ans the handling of the dress remarkably free, its delicate coloring being in beautiful harmony with the surroundings. The painter gave us a portrait of the same child when he was a boy; it now in the collection of Baron Albert de Rothschild, Sir Joshua made for this picture a sketch in oils which hangs in the Gallery at Bridgewater House." 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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Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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