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JOSHUA REYNOLDS: THE CREATION OF CELEBRITY; ED. BY MARTIN POSTLE

Sir Joshua Reynolds

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JOSHUA REYNOLDS: THE CREATION OF CELEBRITY; ED. BY MARTIN POSTLE

Sir Joshua Reynolds
2005
ExhibitionsEnglish Portrait paintingBiographyPortraitsReynolds, joshua, sir, 1723-1792Criticism and interpretationFriends and associatesCelebritiesHistoryExpositionsCritique et interprétationAmis et relations

"Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity examines Reynolds in the social, political and cultural context of a century that cultivated a very modern notion of fame. This new approach to Reynolds considers his life and career in terms of a conscious quest for celebrity. --BOOK JACKET.

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