Martin Gayford

Reynolds produced some of the finest portraits of the 18th century – and a few of the silliest

A review of Reynolds: Portraiture in Action, by Mark Hallett, an investigation of the strate­gies by which the painter achieved unprecedented fame

‘Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces’ by Sir Joshua Reynolds [Bridgeman/Getty Images]
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  • Reynolds: Portraiture in Action

    Mark Hallett

    Yale, pp. 488

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