Front:
MRS. SIDDONS.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, R A.
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By Appointment.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., the great portrait and
subject painter, was born at Plympton Earls, near
Plymouth, on 16th July, 1723. After various Continental
visits, he finally settled in London in 1752, and quickly
became the most popular portrait painter of the day. His
authentic works are estimated to number between two and
three thousand. He died on 23rd February, 1792. His
picture of Mrs. Siddons is in the Dulwich Gallery.
FH
"OLD ENGLISH MASTERS." Series I.
Raphael Tuck & Sons "OILETTE [PLATE-MARKED] No. 9726.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN.
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