| Authorised form of name | Reynolds; Sir; Joshua (1723 - 1792) |
| Surname | Reynolds |
| Forenames | Joshua |
| Dates | 1723 - 1792 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
Plympton-Earl's, Devon, England (16 July 1723)
Death:
His house in Leicester Fields, London (23 February 1792)
Burial:
Next to the grave of Bishop Newton and near that of Wren, in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| Activity | Honours:
Kt 1769
Memberships:
Royal Academy (first President 1768-1792); Royal Society of Arts; |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
15/01/1761 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Martin Kemp, 'True to Their Natures: Sir Joshua Reynolds and Dr William Hunter at the Royal Academy of Arts' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 77-88
John R Levene, 'Benjamin Franklin, FRS, Sir Joshua Reynolds, FRS, PRA, Benjamin West, PRA and the Invention of Bifocals' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 141-163, plate
W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 |
| Royal Society code | NA5156 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1760/14 | Reynolds, Sir Joshua: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/003798 | Reynolds, Sir Joshua | nd |
| CB/2/500 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Joshua Reynolds | 17 January 1791 |