The Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds, LL.D., F.R.S., F.S.A., Etc., Late President of the Royal Academy 2 Volume Set: Comprising Original Anecdotes of Many

by James Northcote

Book Overview

A fellow Devonian, James Northcote (1746-1831) was an admirer and pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds, whose two-volume biography he published in 1813-15. Reissued here is the 'revised and augmented' second edition of 1818. Northcote is self-deprecating as to his fitness for the task, but claims that a worthy biography of a great artist can be written only by another artist, and his close personal knowledge of his subject and the circle in which Reynolds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108069088
• ISBN13: 9781108069083
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 740 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"