Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA, Self-portrait, 1 February 1795.
Mezzotint. 353 mm x 252 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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Self-portrait, 1 February 1795
After Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (1723 - 1792)
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353 mm x 252 mm
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