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Which member of the royal family was an important patron of Joshua Reynolds?
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Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds, detail of self-portrait, oil on panel, 1780; in the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
The Prince of Wales was an important patron of Joshua Reynolds.
While Reynolds was knighted by King George III upon the founding of the Royal Academy, his work generally did not find favor at court, and he seldom painted for the King and Queen. In contrast, the Prince of Wales patronized him extensively.1