Joshua ReynoldsBritish, 1723–1792La señora de John Kenrick
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “La señora de John Kenrick” now? Collection: Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Spanish
Retrato femenino de medio cuerpo en un interior. Figura sentada frente a una mesa cubierta con paño en actitud de leer o escribir una carta.
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
Details
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In the catalog
Sources
- Lázaro Galdiano Museum
- Image: Lázaro Galdiano Museum — In Copyright
In the life of Joshua Reynolds
The whole life1761–1764
Rising fees: 80 and 100 guineas
By 1761 Reynolds can command a fee of 80 guineas for a full-length portrait; in 1764 he is paid 100 guineas for a portrait of Lord Burghersh.
1763
A literary society with Johnson and Goldsmith
In 1763 Reynolds, together with Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith and others, founds a literary society.
1764
The founding of “The Club”
In 1764 Reynolds brings together 'The Club': its original members include Burke, Bennet Langton, Topham Beauclerk, Goldsmith, Anthony Chamier, Thomas Hawkins and Christopher Nugent, later joined by Garrick, Boswell and Sheridan. The Club meets every Monday evening for supper and conversation at the Turk's Head at 9 Gerrard Street, continuing into the early hours of Tuesday; within ten years its membership rises to 35.
c. 1765
A Black servant in Reynolds's household
Around the mid-1760s a Black servant joins Reynolds's household; his name is unknown.
