Joshua Reynolds: Experiments in Paint - Paperb... - Lucy Davis, Mark Hallet

One of Britain's most important and influential painters, Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) is justly celebrated for his dynamic portraiture, his poignant 'fancy pictures', his ambitious history paintings and his role as the first President of Britain's Royal Academy. It investigates his radical manipulation of pigments, oils, glazes and varnishes, and traces his experiments with color, tone and handling. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Wallace Collection, London (12 March-7 June 2015), this catalogue provides a fresh perspective on Reynolds, focusing on his innovative, often highly experimental approaches to the practice and materials of painting.

It reveals his continual temptation to rework and revise his pictures, illuminates his highly creative responses to the new exhibition culture of his day and explores his continual adaptations of the art of the Old Masters. In