Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792, Commonplace book, circa 1753-1760
- Call Number:
- MSS 30
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
- Title(s):
- Commonplace book
- Date:
- circa 1753-1760
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Commonplace books, notebooks, and diaries
- Part of Collection:
- volume Reynolds 34
- Provenance:
- Gift of Frederick W. Hilles.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Contains extracts from his reading (chiefly Pope and Shakespeare) and rough drafts of projected essays on painting.
- Physical Description:
- 88 leaves ; 21 x 17 cm.
- Genre:
- Commonplace books, Diaries, Letters, and Notebooks
- Subject Terms:
- Description and travelPainting, European
- Associated Places:
- Antwerp (Belgium)BelgiumBrussels (Belgium)GermanyNetherlandsParis (France)Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Finding Aid Title:
- Joshua Reynolds Archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/18.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2755
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2755?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1