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Major-General George Catchmaid Morgan (d.1823)
Artist: REYNOLDS, Joshua (1723-92)
Joshua Reynolds played a key role in the formation of art education in Britain. As the founding President of the Royal Academy in London, he greatly improved the status of art and artists in the 18th century. The leading portrait painter of the time, it was a sign of status to be painted by Reynolds. Many of his sitters are the architects of the British Empire. The legacy of Reynolds' work is therefore complex as it entwined with the histories of imperialism and transatlantic slavery.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 75
Creation/Production
REYNOLDS, Joshua
Role: Creation
Date: 1787 –
Acquisition
Purchase, 1960
Measurements
Height: 198.3cm
Width: 147.3cm
h(cm) frame:230.5
w(cm) frame:180
Techniques
canvas
Material
oil
Location
Gallery 21
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