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D2006-CMD-002
Sir Joshua Reynolds
D2006-CMD-002

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Date1770
Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Engraver James Watson
After work by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
MediumBlack and white mezzotint with line engraving
DimensionsOH: 18 1/2" x OW: 13 1/2"; Plate: H: 18" x W: 13"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1975-86
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx.t/ R. Sayer Excudit/ James Watson fecit."
Label TextMezzotint of a self-portrait of the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Art.