Sir Joshua Reynolds

Date1770

Publisher Robert Sayer 1725 - 1794

Engraver James Watson

After work by Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723 - 1792

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white mezzotint with line engraving

DimensionsOH: 18 1/2" x OW: 13 1/2"; Plate: H: 18" x W: 13"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1975-86

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx.t/ R. Sayer Excudit/ James Watson fecit."Label TextMezzotint of a self-portrait of the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Art.ProvenanceBefore 1975, R. E. Lewis [1923-2005] (San Rafael, CA); 1975-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).