Chichester Canal, 1828

Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect.

You may consider Reynolds a founderof the true English school of painting. This movement tends to a depth of tone. Best of all he succeeded in portraits, which are expressive, with elegant statement of figures, clever selection of accessories and bold brushwork. With regard to historical paintings by Reynolds, they are less successful; composition suffers from lack of generosity and lack of true life. Many of the works by Reynolds faded and cracked because he, executing them, tried to use some other substances instead of oil, which worsened his works.

Joshua Reynolds -Sarah Campbell, 1777 -1778

Joshua Reynolds - Lady Elizabeth Delmé and her Children

Thomas Gainsborough

1727 - 1788

Gainsborough was, with Reynolds (his main rival), the leading portrait painter in England in the later 18th century. The feathery brushwork of his mature work and rich sense of colour contribute to the enduring popularity of his portraits. Unlike Reynolds, he avoids references to Italian Renaissance art or the antique, and shows his sitters in fashionable contemporary dress.He was a foundation member of the Royal Academy, though he later quarrelled with it over the hanging of his pictures. He became a favourite painter of George III and his family.He was born at Sudbury, Suffolk, the son of a wool manufacturer. He trained in London, and set up in practice in Ipswich about 1752. In 1759 he moved to Bath, a fashionable spa, attracting many clients for his portraits. He settled in London in 1774. His private inclination was for landscape and rustic scenes, and his amusing letters record his impatience with his clients' demand for portraits.

Self-Portrait са. 1759

The Painter's Daughters Chasing a Butterfly 1755-56

The Artist's Daughters with a Cat

Lady Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

Georgiana. Duchess of Devonshire

Robert Andrews and his Wife, Frances

William Hogarth (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and cartoonist.

Hogarth observed the life of people of all social classes; he was not only a talented portrait painter, but also a moralist and satirist. In portraiture the artist was objective and straightforward. In Hogarth’s art, no doubt, an important place belongs to the humor.

The Beggar's Opera, 1728

The Shrimp Girl

Self-Portrait, ca. 1735,

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