Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 61.6 cm Tate Britain, London This self-portrait was probably painted soon after Reynolds set up a studio in London in 1753. He had spent the previous three years studying art…
Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) La fortezza di Königstein vista da Nord (The Fortress of Königstein from the North) 1756–1758 Oil on canvas, 132.1 × 236.2 cm National Gallery, London See also: • Königstein Fortress (Germany)
Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) Veduta di Pirna con la Fortezza di Sonnenstein (View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein) 1755–1765 Oil on canvas, 49.3 × 79.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Pirna (Germany) | Saxony | Sonnenstein Castle (Pirna)
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les blanchisseuses (The Laundresses) c.1756–1761 Oil on canvas, 73 x 61.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La Vergine con sei santi (The Virgin with Six Saints) 1755–1756 Oil on canvas, 72.8 × 56 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Donna con mandolino (Woman with a Mandolin) 1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 93.7 × 75 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Portrait of a Clergyman 1756–1760 Oil on canvas, 77 x 64 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is an early work by Reynolds. It lacks the verve and brilliance of his later output but is imbued with a…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Giovane donna con cappello a tricorno (Young Lady in a Tricorn Hat) c.1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 62.2 x 49.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo insegue Dafne (Apollo Pursuing Daphne) c.1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 87 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo e Dafne 1741 Musée du Louvre, Paris
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Frances, Countess of Dartmouth 1756 Oil on canvas, 127 x 102 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The present portrait of Frances, Countess of Dartmouth was acquired for the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in 1977 from the UK art market. As with…