| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | Thomas Park after Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Published | Pubd. Janry. 1 1789, by T.Park No.4 St Margaret Street, Westminster. |
| Dimensions | Image 299 x 248 mm, Plate 404 x 301 mm, Sheet 410 x 309 mm |
| Notes |
Portrait of a young Miss Penelope Boothby after Sir Joshua Reynolds (Mannings 205). The seated portrait shows Penelope seated, with a wood behind, and wearing a bonnet with her arms folded. Penelope Boothby (1785 - 1791) was the daughter, and only child, of Sir Brooke Boothby, 6th baronet. She died at the age of five, which sent Boothby into decline. Thomas Park (1760 - 1835) was a mezzotinter in his early life. Then turned to writing, and became a distinguished antiquarian, editing the Harleian Miscellany. Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was one of the most important figures of the eighteenth century art world. He was the first President of the Royal Academy and Britain's leading portrait painter. Through a series of lectures on the Discourses on Art at the Royal Academy he defined the style later known as the Grand Manner, an idealised Classical aesthetic. He had a profound impact on the theory and practice of art and helped to raise the status of portrait painting into the realm of fine art. A flamboyant socialite, Reynolds used his social contacts to promote himself and advance his career becoming one of the most prominent portrait painters of the period. Chaloner Smith 1 ii/ii, Russell 1 ii/ii, Hamilton p. 84 |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £400.00 |
| Stock ID | 40069 |