2-693-925 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Mrs. Hoare and Child', 1763-1764, (c1912). 'Mrs Susanna Hoare and Child', painting in the Wallace Collection, London. Portrait of Susanna Hoare (1743-1795) and her eldest daughter, Susanna Cecilia. British portrait painter Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) promoted the ‘Grand Style’ in painting, and was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. He held the position of Principal Painter in Ordinary to the king. His work is held in galleries and museums around the world. Illustration from Reynolds - Masterpieces in Colour, by Samuel Levy Bensusan. [TC & EC Jack, Frederick A Stokes Co, London & New York, c1912]