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Portrait of a Clergyman
Sir Joshua Reynolds
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02-06-2026
Sir Joshua Reynolds

Plympton (United Kingdom), 1723 - London, 1792

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Portrait of a Clergyman

1756 - 1760. Oil on canvas.
Room 088

This is an early work by Reynolds. It lacks the verve and brilliance of his later output but is imbued with a direct, intimate mood and a degree of psychological insight. The light functions to highlight the face against the dark background, as well as the clerical collar and the hand holding the book.

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1756 1760 Book Canvas Oil Painting

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Inventory number
P002858
Author
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Title
Portrait of a Clergyman
Date
1756 - 1760
Technique
Oil
Support
Canvas
Dimension
Width: 64 cm; Height: 77 cm
Provenance
Acquired to Justo San Miguel y de la Gándara, Marquess de San Miguel, 1943.
Entry date
1943

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Escultura y pintura del siglo XVIII. Francisco de Goya, XVII, Plus Ultra, Madrid, 1958, pp. 342.

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Museo del Prado. Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1985, pp. 544.

Buendía, José Rogelio, El Prado. Colecciones de Pintura, Lunwerg Editores, Madrid, 1994, pp. 481.

Buendía, José Rogelio, El Prado. Colecciones de Pintura, Lunwerg Editores, Madrid, 1994, pp. 242.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas. Nuevas Adquisiciones. Museo Iconográfico. Tapices, III, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1996, pp. nº1734.

Luna, Juan J., Pintura europea del siglo XVIII: guía, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1997, pp. 182.

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Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 1734.
Autor: Reynolds / 1734. Asunto: retrato de un reverendo. / Lienzo, 77 a 64 / Nº catalogo, 2858 / Ingresado en el Museo en 1943. Adquirido por el Ministerio.

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Room 088 (On Display)

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Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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