The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: Volume 1 by Joshua Reynolds... - 9781108069014

The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: Volume 1Containing his Discourses, Idlers, A Journey to Flanders and Holland (Now First Published), and his Commentary on Du Fresnoy's 'Art of Painting'\nAuthor(s): Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108069014, 978-1108069014\nSynopsis\nThis two-volume posthumous edition of the writings on art of Sir Joshua Reynolds [tel], one of the greatest of eighteenth-century artists and the first president of the Royal Academy, was published in 1797. It is prefaced by a short biography of Reynolds by his friend, the Shakespearean critic Edmond Malone [tel], which includes a list of Reynolds' paintings with their sale prices, when known. Reynolds took his role as president and fellow of the Royal Academy very seriously, delivering fifteen 'discourses' to the fellows and students of the Academy, which are collected in Volume 1, along with three.