Catalogue · 1756–1759
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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 3 of 21 · 1756–1759
The catalogue in 21 parts: 1 · 1650–1751 2 · 1751–1756 3 · 1756–1759 4 · 1759–1761 5 · 1761–1763 6 · 1764–1765 7 · 1765–1768 8 · 1769–1772 9 · 1772–1775 10 · 1775–1777 11 · 1777–1780 12 · 1780–1782 13 · 1782–1786 14 · 1786–1788 15 · 1788–1900 16 17 18 19 · 1750–1924 20 · 1734–1900 21
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds · continued
1756 Sir Hutchins Williams (1701–1758)
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76 × 63.5 cm
Q119007556
Sir Hutchins Williams, Bt (Colchester and Ipswich Museums): a portrait of a baronet of the early career.
1756 Sir William Chambers
National Portrait Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 88.9 × 68.6 cm
Q28047657
Sir William Chambers (National Portrait Gallery): a version of the portrait of the architect and Academy Treasurer (see the Royal Academy prime).
1756 Suzanna Beckford
Tate · painting · canvas, oil paint · 102.2 × 127 cm
Q28532569
Susanna Beckford (Tate/National Gallery): a portrait of a member of the Beckford family.
1757–1758 Colonel (later Major General) The Honourable John Barrington (1722–1764)
National Army Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.5 × 63.8 cm
Q119004872
Colonel the Hon. John Barrington (National Army Museum): a military portrait; Barrington commanded at the capture of Guadeloupe.
1757 Frances, Countess of Dartmouth
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 127 × 102 cm
Q21711483
Frances, Countess of Dartmouth (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid): the pendant to the Earl of Dartmouth; a Reynolds in the Thyssen collection.
1757 John Nicoll (1683–1765)
Christ Church · painting · canvas, oil paint · 73.7 × 63.5 cm
Q119008028
John Nicoll (Christ Church, Oxford): a portrait of the headmaster of Westminster School.
1750–1792 Lord Lifford
Smithsonian American Art Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 61.595 × 45.72 cm
Q62438704
Lord Lifford (Smithsonian American Art Museum): a portrait of an Irish Lord Chancellor.
1757 Miss Elizabeth Ingram (1733–1785)
Walker Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 1270 × 1015 cm
Q28797201
Miss Elizabeth Ingram (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool): a female portrait.
1757 Portrait of Miss Bridget Morris, later wife of Robert Morris of Tredegar
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/df7cd1e0812db6f099bf9207c5286b2d · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.6 × 63.5 cm
Q105828246
Miss Bridget Morris (private collection): a female portrait.
1757 Portrait of Miss Mary Pelham
Dallas Museum of Art · painting · canvas, oil paint · 71.12 × 56.52 cm
Q79157559
Miss Mary Pelham (Dallas Museum of Art): a female portrait, at Dallas.
1757 William Legge (1731–1801), 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
Foundling Museum · painting · canvas, oil paint · 232.4 × 137.1 cm
Q119007821
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (Foundling Museum): a portrait of the philanthropist peer who gave his name to Dartmouth College; at the Foundling Hospital, of which Reynolds was a governor.
1758 A Boy in Van Dyck Dress
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.2 × 61 cm
Q119005109
A Boy in Van Dyck Dress (Glasgow Museums): a child portrait in the historical costume Reynolds favoured for children.
1758–1759 A Little Girl (possibly Lady Frances Scott, later Lady Douglas, 1750 - 1817)
National Galleries Scotland · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76 × 63 cm
Q27967988
A Little Girl (possibly Lady Frances Scott) (National Galleries Scotland): a child portrait, uncertainly identified.
1758–1759 Anne, Countess of Strafford (c. 1715 - 1785)
Minneapolis Institute of Art · painting · canvas, oil paint · 30 × 24.75 cm
Q20891377
Anne, Countess of Strafford (Minneapolis Institute of Art): a female portrait.
1758 Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore (1700-1785)
· painting · canvas, oil paint
Q138527333
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore (private collection): a portrait of a Scottish peer.
1758 Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
Goodwood House · painting · canvas, oil paint
Q122453726
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (Goodwood House): a portrait of the Whig peer and cabinet minister, at the Richmond seat.
1758 Frances Payne, Mrs William Woodley (1738-1813)
National Trust · painting · canvas, oil paint · 74.9 × 61.6 cm
Q52219253
Frances Payne, Mrs William Woodley (National Trust): a female portrait.
1756–1760 James Macardell
National Portrait Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 74.9 × 62.2 cm
Q28047665
James McArdell (National Portrait Gallery): a portrait of the great mezzotint engraver, of whom Reynolds said 'by this man I shall be immortalised' — the man who multiplied the painter's compositions.
1758 Lady Dorothea Harrison (1702–1773)
Guildhall Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 126 × 101 cm
Q119008253
Lady Dorothea Harrison (Guildhall Art Gallery): the pendant to Sir Thomas Harrison.
1758 Lady Elizabeth Hamilton
National Gallery of Art · painting · canvas, oil paint · 117 × 84 cm
Q20178165
Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (National Gallery of Art, Washington): a female portrait, at Washington.
1758 Lady Lepell Phipps (1723–1780), and Her Son, Charles (?) (1753–1786)
Lady Lever Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 90 × 69 cm
Q119005052
Lady Lepell Phipps and her Son (?) (Lady Lever Art Gallery): a maternal group, at Port Sunlight.
1758–1759 Portrait of Sir James Gray
Minneapolis Institute of Art · painting · canvas, oil paint
Q20891266
Sir James Gray, Bt (Minneapolis Institute of Art): a portrait of a diplomat and antiquary, a founder of the Society of Dilettanti.
1758 Sir Conyers D'Arcy
York Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.2 × 63.5 cm
Q119008219
Sir Conyers D'Arcy (York Art Gallery): a portrait of a Yorkshire gentleman.
1758 Sir Thomas Harrison (1701–1765), Chamberlain of London
Guildhall Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 126 × 101 cm
Q119008247
Sir Thomas Harrison, Chamberlain of London (Guildhall Art Gallery): a civic portrait.
1758 The Hon. Mrs John Barrington
Gainsborough's House · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.2 × 63.5 cm
Q119005200
The Hon. Mrs John Barrington (Gainsborough's House): a female portrait, in the museum at the house of Reynolds's great rival.
1752–1764 Thomas Lister (The Brown Boy)
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 231 × 147.5 cm
Q119004865
Thomas Lister (The Brown Boy) (Cartwright Hall, Bradford): a full-length of a boy in a brown Van Dyck suit, one of Reynolds's most admired child portraits of the type; a rival to Gainsborough's Blue Boy .
1758 Thomas Secker (1693-1768), Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace · painting · canvas, oil paint · 127 × 102 cm
Q124119588
Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury (Lambeth Palace): another version of the archbishop's portrait.
1758 Thomas Secker (1693–1768), Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace · painting · canvas, oil paint · 127 × 102 cm
Q119008637
Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury (Lambeth Palace): a portrait of the primate, at the archbishops' London palace.
1758 William Turner
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco · painting · canvas, oil paint · 123.2 × 96.5 cm
Q20198881
William Turner (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco): a portrait of a gentleman (not the painter).
1759 Bennet Langton (1737-1801)
National Trust · painting · canvas, oil paint · 125 × 100 cm
Q52201041
Bennet Langton (National Trust): a portrait of the scholar and member of the Club, Johnson's friend.
1759 Captain the Honourable John Byron, 1723-86
Royal Museums Greenwich · painting · canvas, oil paint · 77.5 × 64.2 cm
Q50885600
Captain the Hon. John Byron (Royal Museums Greenwich): a naval portrait of 'Foulweather Jack', the poet's grandfather; see the Newstead version.
1759 Catherine ‘Kitty’ Fisher, later Mrs Norris (d.1767)
Petworth House · painting · canvas, oil paint · 109 × 96 cm
Q52252269
Catherine 'Kitty' Fisher (Petworth House, National Trust): another portrait of the famous courtesan; at Petworth.
1759 Cornet Nehemiah Winter, 11th Dragoons
Southampton City Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 113.5 × 137.5 cm
Q119008950
Cornet Nehemiah Winter, 11th Dragoons (Southampton City Art Gallery): a military portrait of a cavalry officer.
1759–1760 Elizabeth Drax, Countess of Berkeley (1720-1792)
· painting · canvas, oil paint · 77.2 × 64.2 cm
Q122453752
Elizabeth Drax, Countess of Berkeley (private collection): a female portrait.
1759 John, 2nd Earl of Egmont and His Second Wife Catherine
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 127 × 184 cm
Q119005381
John, 2nd Earl of Egmont, and his Second Wife Catherine (Cartwright Hall, Bradford): a double portrait of the peer and his wife.
1759 Kitty Fisher (1741–1767) as Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl
Kenwood House · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.2 × 63.5 cm
Q119008974
Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl (Kenwood House): the celebrated courtesan Kitty Fisher (1741–1767) as Cleopatra, in the act of dissolving her pearl in wine — a fancy portrait of a woman of the town in a history role, in the Iveagh Bequest.
1759 Mrs Mary Henrietta Fortescue (1734–1814)
Lady Lever Art Gallery · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76 × 63.5 cm
Q119005717
Mrs Mary Henrietta Fortescue (Lady Lever Art Gallery): a female portrait, at Port Sunlight.
1759 Portrait of Henrietta Edgcumbe
Museum of Fine Arts Boston · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.5 × 63.5 cm
Q20562302
Henrietta Edgcumbe (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston): a portrait of a member of Reynolds's early Devon patrons.
1759 Portrait of a Woman
Museo d'arte Kimbell · painting · canvas, oil paint · 238.1 × 147.8 cm
Q122252944
Portrait of a Woman (Kimbell Art Museum): an unidentified female sitter, at the Kimbell.
1759 Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707–1751)
National Trust · painting · canvas, oil paint · 76.2 × 62.2 cm
Q52206504
Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (National Trust): a portrait of George III's father (d. 1751); an early or posthumous royal portrait.
The catalogue in 21 parts: 1 · 1650–1751 2 · 1751–1756 3 · 1756–1759 4 · 1759–1761 5 · 1761–1763 6 · 1764–1765 7 · 1765–1768 8 · 1769–1772 9 · 1772–1775 10 · 1775–1777 11 · 1777–1780 12 · 1780–1782 13 · 1782–1786 14 · 1786–1788 15 · 1788–1900 16 17 18 19 · 1750–1924 20 · 1734–1900 21
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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