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Reynold's earliest drawings.

Authors :
Edgcumbe, John
Source :
Burlington Magazine; Nov87, Vol. 129 Issue 1016, p724-726, 3p, 10 Black and White Photographs
Publication Year :
1987

Abstract

The article highlights Joshua Reynolds's earliest drawings. The earliest account of Reynolds's drawings is provided in Edmond Malone's biography of 1797. He was for sometime instructed in the classics, but his artistic inclination for the art began to manifest itself. Reynolds's first drawings were made from copying different pictures. When he was eight, he read with interest "The Jesuit's Perspective," a book which happened to lie on the window seat of his father's shop. He attempted to draw the School at Plympton, wherein his father commented that he did a good job.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00076287
Volume :
129
Issue :
1016
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Burlington Magazine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26923010