Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801)
1782 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 93 3/4 x 57 1/4 in. (238.1 x 145.4 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
Reynolds gave close attention to his portrait of George Kein Hayward Coussmaker, a lieutenant and captain in the first regiment of Foot Guards. No fewer than twenty-one appointments—and at least two more for the sitter's horse—are recorded between February 9 and April 16, 1782. The composition is complex and the whole vigorously painted.
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About this artwork
Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801) (1782) by Sir Joshua Reynolds, oil on canvas, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter, specialising in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect.
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