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Painting
Miss Sophia Hoare
Sir Joshua Reynolds, (Plymouth, England, 1723 - 1792, London)
Reynolds, Joshua
England
1723 - 1792
Male
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
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Oil
Oil
1783
1783
1783
1600-1800, 18th century, George Eastman Collection, paintings, portraits, women
Painting
Joshua Reynolds was the leading portrait painter in 18th-century England, the first president of London’s Royal Academy, and a respected art critic. He frequently modeled his sitters’ poses on those seen in Old Master painting and ancient classical sculpture. Reynolds’ use of rich color, strong lighting, and loose brushwork greatly influenced the next generation of British portraitists, including Sir Thomas Lawrence and Sir Henry Raeburn.
The young woman in this portrait, Sophia Hoare (c. 1765-1836), was the daughter of Richard Hoare, an heir to the founder of England’s oldest private bank. Sophia’s portrait was commissioned by William Grimston, whom she married in February 1783. Reynolds noted the transaction in his account books: “Miss Hoare, paid by Mr. Grimpstone, £ 78 15s.; a very proper attention on the part of the fiancé.”
[Forman Gallery, Summer 2015]
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