Studio and copies · undated

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The catalogue — portraits, fancy pictures and histories in chronological order, each with a commentary.

714 works by the painter and workshop · 24 copies and works after · 44,380 words of commentary · Part 21 of 21 ·

Studio, copies and doubtful attributions · continued

undated Dr James Beattie (1735–1803)

University of Aberdeen · painting · canvas, oil paint · 113.5 × 141.3 cm

Dr James Beattie (University of Aberdeen): a portrait of the Scottish poet and philosopher, author of The Minstrel; recorded as after or from the studio of Reynolds (the prime Beattie, the 'Triumph of Truth', is at Aberdeen too).

undated Edward Gibbon (1737–1794)

National Trust for Scotland · painting · canvas, oil paint · 33 × 27.5 cm

Edward Gibbon (National Trust for Scotland): a portrait of the historian of the Decline and Fall, a member of the Club, recorded as after or from the studio of Reynolds; the prime is elsewhere.

undated James Macpherson (1736–1796)

Clan Macpherson Museum · painting · 56 × 43.5 cm

James Macpherson (Clan Macpherson Museum): a portrait of the 'translator' of Ossian, recorded as after or from the studio of Reynolds.

undated Jane Barton

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 73 × 62 cm

Jane Barton (Blackburn Museum): a female portrait recorded as after or attributed to Reynolds.

undated John Sneyd

Keele University · painting · canvas, oil paint · 63 × 53 cm

John Sneyd (Keele University): a portrait recorded as after or from the studio of Reynolds.

undated Johnson as a Young Man (1709–1784)

Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 58 × 49 cm

Johnson as a Young Man (Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum): a portrait of the young Johnson, recorded as after or from the studio of Reynolds, at Lichfield.

undated Joseph Warton (1722–1800), Headmaster of Winchester College

Winchester College · painting · canvas, oil paint · 73 × 60 cm

Joseph Warton, Headmaster of Winchester (Winchester College): a portrait of the critic and headmaster, recorded as after or from the studio of Reynolds, at the school he led.

undated Lady Amelia Hume (1772–1837)

Temple Newsam · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.2 × 63.5 cm

Lady Amelia Hume (Temple Newsam): a female portrait recorded as after or attributed to Reynolds.

undated Landscape with the Flight into Egypt

Apsley House · painting · canvas, oil paint · 51.3 × 61.5 cm

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt (Apsley House): a landscape with a religious subject, attributed to Reynolds; his few landscapes make the attribution uncertain.

undated Nativity Scene

Topsham Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 92 × 62 cm

Nativity Scene (Topsham Museum): a religious composition after or attributed to Reynolds, perhaps reflecting the lost New College window designs.

undated Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774)

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 74 × 62 cm

Oliver Goldsmith (Northampton Museum): a portrait of the poet and playwright, a founder-member of the Club and Reynolds's friend; recorded as after or from the studio (the prime is elsewhere).

undated Pick-a-Back (Mrs. Payne Gallaway and Child) (copy of)

Musée d'Art d'Indianapolis · painting · canvas, oil paint

Pick-a-Back (Mrs Payne Gallwey and Child), copy of (Indianapolis Museum of Art): a copy of a Reynolds maternal group, so recorded.

undated Portrait of a Gentleman

Corpus Christi College · painting · canvas, oil paint · 43.5 × 33.5 cm

Portrait of a Gentleman (Corpus Christi College, Oxford): a male portrait recorded as attributed to or after Reynolds.

undated Portrait of a Gentleman (believed to be Isaac Pennington, 1745–1817, Physician at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Knighted, 1796)

St John's College · painting · canvas, oil paint · 90.5 × 69.8 cm

A Gentleman (believed to be Isaac Pennington) (St John's College, Cambridge): an uncertainly identified and attributed portrait.

undated Portrait of a Lady

Chequers · painting · canvas, oil paint · 74.9 × 61 cm

Portrait of a Lady (Chequers): a female portrait recorded as attributed to or after Reynolds.

undated Portrait of a Young Gentleman Reading (possibly William Beckford)

Pallant House Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 91 × 74 cm

A Young Gentleman Reading (possibly William Beckford) (Pallant House Gallery): a portrait of a reading youth, uncertainly identified and attributed.

undated Portrait of a Young Man

Burrell Collection · painting · canvas, oil paint · 63.5 × 53.3 cm

Portrait of a Young Man (Burrell Collection, Glasgow): a male portrait recorded as attributed to or after Reynolds.

undated Portrait of the Artist

Holburne Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 57.4 × 46.1 cm

Portrait of the Artist (Holburne Museum): a self-portrait recorded as after or attributed to Reynolds.

undated Samuel Johnson (reduced copy after an original of c.1769)

National Portrait Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 45.1 × 38.7 cm

Samuel Johnson (reduced copy after an original of c. 1769) (National Portrait Gallery): a reduced copy after Reynolds's Johnson portrait, so recorded by the gallery.

undated Sir William Chambers (1722–1796)

Kew Palace · painting · canvas, oil paint · 75 × 62 cm

Sir William Chambers (Kew Palace): a version of the portrait of the architect and Academy Treasurer (see the Royal Academy prime); recorded as after or from the studio.

undated The Death of Cardinal Beaufort

Holburne Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 69.6 × 53.5 cm

The Death of Cardinal Beaufort (Holburne Museum): a version of Reynolds's Shakespearean history subject (from Henry VI), painted for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery; the museum's is a version or copy.

undated Thomas Newton (1704–1782), 32nd Bishop of Bristol (1761–1782)

Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76 × 63.4 cm

Thomas Newton, Bishop of Bristol (Bristol City Museum): a portrait of the bishop and Milton editor, recorded by the museum as after or from the studio of Reynolds.

undated Thomas Warton (1728–1790), Professor of Poetry and Fellow of Trinity College

Trinity College · painting · canvas, oil paint · 73.2 × 59.4 cm

Thomas Warton, Professor of Poetry (Trinity College, Oxford): a portrait of the poet-laureate and literary historian, recorded as after or from the studio.

undated William Hunter (1718–1783)

Hunterian Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 125 × 100 cm

William Hunter (Hunterian Museum, Glasgow): another studio or copy version of the anatomist's portrait.

undated William Hunter (1718–1783)

Hunterian Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 125 × 100 cm

William Hunter (Hunterian Museum, Glasgow): a portrait of the anatomist and obstetrician, brother of John Hunter; recorded as after or from the studio.

undated Woodland and River Scene

Temple Newsam · painting · canvas, oil paint · 33 × 47 cm

Woodland and River Scene (Temple Newsam): a landscape attributed to Reynolds, whose few landscapes make the attribution uncertain.

Works retrieved from Wikidata (creator P170 = Q194402, with image P18); dates from P571 where present, otherwise supplied from the literature; locations from P195/P276; materials P186; dimensions P2048/P2049. Tier labels reflect how many Wikipedia language editions carry an article on the work. Images from Wikimedia Commons; click to enlarge, arrow keys to step. Fetched 2026-08-21.

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