PAINTER
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792

Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits. The art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century, while Lucy Peltz says he was "the leading portrait artist of the 18th-century and arguably one of the greatest artists in the history of art." He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting, which depended on idealisation of the imperfect. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts and was knighted by George III in 1769. He has been referred to as the 'master who revolutionised British Art.' Reynolds had a famously prolific studio that produced over 2,000 paintings during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joshua Reynolds is the 260th most popular painter (down from 226th in 2019), the 663rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 464th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Painter.
Joshua Reynolds is most famous for his portraits of the English aristocracy.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Joshua Reynolds ranks 260 out of 2,023. Before him are Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Judith Leyster, István Sándorfi, Hans Holbein the Elder, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Antoine-Jean Gros. After him are Henri Fantin-Latour, Rosalba Carriera, Nicholas Hilliard, Hendrick Avercamp, Cosimo Rosselli, and Peder Severin Krøyer.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKamāl ud-Dīn Behzād
1450 - 1535
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 254
Judith Leyster
1609 - 1660
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 255
István Sándorfi
1948 - 2007
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 256
Hans Holbein the Elder
1465 - 1524
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 257
Sebastiano del Piombo
1485 - 1547
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 258
Antoine-Jean Gros
1771 - 1835
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 259
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 260
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 261
Rosalba Carriera
1673 - 1757
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 262
Nicholas Hilliard
1547 - 1619
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 263
Hendrick Avercamp
1585 - 1634
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 264
Cosimo Rosselli
1439 - 1507
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 265
Peder Severin Krøyer
1851 - 1909
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 266
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1723, Joshua Reynolds ranks 5. Before him are Adam Smith, Baron d'Holbach, Frederick V of Denmark, and Giovanni Antonio Scopoli. After him are Carl Friedrich Abel, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Jean-François Marmontel, Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Adam Ferguson, Prithvi Narayan Shah, and Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Among people deceased in 1792, Joshua Reynolds ranks 7. Before him are Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Gustav III of Sweden, Maria Luisa of Spain, Frederick North, Lord North, and Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe. After him are Richard Arkwright, Johann van Beethoven, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.
Others Born in 1723
Go to all RankingsAdam Smith
ECONOMIST
1723 - 1790
HPI: 92.99
Rank: 1
Baron d'Holbach
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1789
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 2
Frederick V of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1766
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 3
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 4
Joshua Reynolds
PAINTER
1723 - 1792
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 5
Carl Friedrich Abel
COMPOSER
1723 - 1787
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 6
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1806
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 7
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 8
Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1783
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 9
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 11
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1787
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1792
Go to all RankingsLeopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1792
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 1
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1792
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 2
Gustav III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1792
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 3
Maria Luisa of Spain
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1792
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 4
Frederick North, Lord North
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1792
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 5
Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1792
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 6
Joshua Reynolds
PAINTER
1723 - 1792
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 7
Richard Arkwright
INVENTOR
1732 - 1792
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 8
Johann van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1740 - 1792
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 9
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1721 - 1792
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 10
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1792
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 11
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1718 - 1792
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 12
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
PUBLIC WORKER
1713 - 1792
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 13
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Joshua Reynolds ranks 663 out of 8,785. Before him are Kate Winslet (1975), Patrick White (1912), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), Gustav Holst (1874), Oliver Reed (1938), and Hank Marvin (1941). After him are James Wilson (1742), Nicholas Hilliard (1547), Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Gordon Banks (1937), and John Ross (1777).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsKate Winslet
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 657
Patrick White
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 658
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1628
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 659
Gustav Holst
COMPOSER
1874 - 1934
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 660
Oliver Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1999
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 661
Hank Marvin
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 662
Joshua Reynolds
PAINTER
1723 - 1792
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 663
James Wilson
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1798
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 664
Nicholas Hilliard
PAINTER
1547 - 1619
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 665
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
POLITICIAN
1411 - 1460
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 666
Bruce Dickinson
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 667
Gordon Banks
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 668
John Ross
EXPLORER
1777 - 1856
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 669
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, Joshua Reynolds ranks 9. Before him are William Hogarth (1697), John Constable (1776), John Everett Millais (1829), Thomas Gainsborough (1727), John Collier (1850), and Edwin Landseer (1802). After him are Nicholas Hilliard (1547), Louis Wain (1860), William Holman Hunt (1827), Leonora Carrington (1917), John Tenniel (1820), and Richard Hamilton (1922).
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 3
John Constable
1776 - 1837
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 4
John Everett Millais
1829 - 1896
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 5
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 6
John Collier
1850 - 1934
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 7
Edwin Landseer
1802 - 1873
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 8
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 9
Nicholas Hilliard
1547 - 1619
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 10
Louis Wain
1860 - 1939
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 11
William Holman Hunt
1827 - 1910
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 12
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 13
John Tenniel
1820 - 1914
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 14
Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 15