Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of Anthony Chamier

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Artist Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792)English, 1723–1792

CultureEnglish

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Portrait of Anthony Chamier

Date1762–1764

PlaceEngland

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 50 9/16 × 40 1/4 in. (128.4 × 102.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection

Object number44.527

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

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Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceCollection of William E. Elkins, Philadelphia; [sale Christie's, July 2 to Thos. Agnew, then James Price, 1887]; [Price Sale June 15 to Agnew]; acquired by the Honorable John G. Johnson, 1895; [Lewis & Simmons, Inc. New York]; sold to Percy S. Straus February 12, 1919; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Sir Joshua Reynolds and His Contemporaries," The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio, 1958.

"Visions of Fancy: George Romney, 18th-Century Paintings and Drawings," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 14, 2012–January 20, 2013.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.

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