I travelled to see The Strawberry Girl By Sir Joshua Reynolds at The Wallace Collection in London. Come join me there too. Welcome to Art, Culture & Travel with me, Anthony King.
Sir Joshua Reynolds was born on the 16th July 1723 in Plymouth, England. Painted between 1772 and 1773, “The Strawberry Girl” is a prime example of Reynolds’s ‘fancy pictures,’ a genre characterized by children dressed in sentimental and theatrical attire. The painting draws inspiration from a real strawberry seller, yet Reynolds transforms her from her typical urban environment to one where she dons an exotic outfit, highlighted by an unusual turban. During the 1770s, Reynolds created at least four versions of this artwork. Notably, this piece was not a commissioned work and stayed in Reynolds’s personal collection until his passing.
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