Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA(16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter, specialising in portraits.
He was noted for his paintings of the "Streatham Worthies"- a collective description for the circle of literary and cultural figures around the wealthy brewer Henry Thrale and his wife Hester.
Between 1772 and 1781 a set of 13 portraits were painted which were hung in the newly constructed library in Streatham.
Sir Joshua Reynolds self portrait, Oil on canvas - Collection of the Tate.