# Theophilia Gwatkin

**Joshua Reynolds** (English, 1723–1792)  
1776–81  
Oil on canvas  
73.7 × 61 cm (29 × 24 in.); Framed: 96.6 × 84.7 × 7 cm (38 × 33 3/8 × 2 3/4 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2019.1236. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/251126).

## About this work

Joshua Reynolds painted this in 1776–81, aged about 53. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### What you’re looking at

A work made of oil on canvas.

_Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Joshua Reynolds](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/joshua-reynolds)

English, 1723–1792; born in Plympton; died in London

Reynolds trained in London under Thomas Hudson, then spent two years in Italy studying the old masters, an experience that shaped his ambition to raise portraiture to the dignity of history painting. He became the leading portraitist of Georgian society and, in 1768, the first President of the Royal Academy. His Discourses to its students set out the principles of the Grand Manner and remained influential long after his death.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: England
- The artist was about 53
- Real size: about 29 × 24 in (73 × 61 cm). The 20 × 30 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: portraits: female subject, portraits, jewelry, headdresses, dresses, lace, blue, blue (color)
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/389.jpg?dl=1
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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258; 30 × 40 in $338
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178; 30 × 40 in $228
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/theophilia-gwatkin-aic-251126).