Born in the town of Plympton near Plymouth, Joshua Reynolds spent the majority of his early career in Devon, before a move to London saw the artist become one of the most influential portrait painters of Georgian society. This homecoming exhibition at The Box in Plymouth (24 June–29 October) brings together more than 30 of Reynold’s works, including a portrait of naval commander and arts patron Admiral Augustus Keppel (1752) – the painting that established his reputation as a portraitist, following his move to the capital. Reynold’s first and last self portraits will also be shown, as well as his poignant Self-Portrait as a Deaf Man (c. 1775), which conveys the artist’s struggle to hear in his later years. Find out more on The Box’s website.
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Portrait of Reverend William Beele (1748), Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
Portrait of Lord Peter Ludlow (1755), Sir Joshua Reynolds. Woburn Abbey Collection, Bedfordshire
Portrait of Admiral Augustus Keppel (1752), Joshua Reynolds. National Maritime Museum, London