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Description: | Oil on canvas. Sir Joshua Reynolds, President of the Royal Academy, wears the robes of a Doctor of Law, the honorary degree he was awarded in in July 1773. In his right hand he clutches a roll of drawings by Michelangelo. Reynolds painted several versions of his self-portrait in doctoral robes. This replica portrait by his pupil, James Northcote, is apparently copied from the version of 1775, now in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. A larger version, which also includes a bust of Michelangelo, is in the collection of the Royal Academy. | Subjects: | Sir Joshua Reynolds 18th century costume scroll President of the Royal Academy male portrait painter robe man academy knight | Temporal: | c.1773-1774; 1773/1774 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | James Northcote | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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