Laurence Sterne, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760. National Portrait Gallery.
Anne Seymour Damer, studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1772-1773. National Portrait Gallery.
It's obvious from these two examples that Reynolds's work had more perspective and life than the Miss Norcliffe portrait featured in last week's post, and that includes the "studio of" portrait.
My voyage of discovery of two of England's great C18th portrait artists continues, and sadly it would appear that the latest offering from auction is a little vague on provenance too.
More later.
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