John Lee (1733-1793) Attorney General

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Joshua Reynolds was the dominant artistic personality during the age of George III. He was born in Plympton, Devon. From 1750 to 1752 he studied the work of the Old Masters in Rome. Reynolds returned via Florence and Paris, and settled in London in 1753. In 1759 he painted a portrait of the future king, George, Prince of Wales (Royal Collection). After George’s accession the following year, Reynolds was dismayed to learn that Allan Ramsay had been made Principal Painter to the King. This marked the beginning of increasing hostility between Reynolds and the King. Nonetheless, by 1760 Reynolds had established himself as the leading portraitist. He became President of the Royal Academy in 1768 and was knighted the following year.

People

John Lee (1733 - 1793)

Places

Subjects

book, male portrait, 18th century costume, wig, lace jabot, lawyer, Solicitor General, Attorney General, Member of Parliament, armchair, curtain

Materials & Techniques

mezzotint

Artist

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Charles Howard Hodges (1764 - 1837)

Title

John Lee (1733-1793) Attorney General

Date

1 March 1788

Medium

Mezzotint

Acquisition

Purchased from Mrs Dorothy Lane, February 1958

GAC number

3990