Sir Joshua Reynolds
Date1770
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Engraver
James Watson
After work by
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
OriginEngland, London
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.
August 10, 1783
ca. 1765
1800-1820
1787
August 20, 1782
July 1, 1794