This standard edition of the Discourses on Art delivered by Sir Joshua Reynolds is now reissued in a new format and with improved illustrations. It has long been recognized as a fundamental text for the study of eighteenth-century English painting, and this edition is generally considered to be the definitive one.Robert R. Wark was Curator of Art Collections at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Sir Joshua Reynolds could never have anticipated an edition of his letters; he once told Boswell that "If I felt the same reluctance in taking a Pencil in my hand as I do a pen I should be as bad a Painter as I am a correspondent." Yet although his surviving letters are those of a busy man, and many are perfunctory responses or requests, they remain of considerable interest to the reader.
This is the first edition of letters by Reynolds to be published since 1929. Since that date the number of known letters has almost doubled. The new volume contains a total of 308 letters by the artist...

Joshua Reynolds dominated the British art scene during the middle and late 1700's. His painings and teaching led the change in British art from anecdotal pictures to the more formal continental Grand Style. Reynolds was the first president of the Royal Academy and was knighted for his work by George III. During his time at the Royal Academy his yearly discourses gave a sense of his aspirations and thoughts on the changing art scene. His advice to the young painter mirrors his own difficulties with line verses colo, r and public and private portraiture

Pro Se keeps Puttin' The Monthly Back Into Pulp with PRO SE PRESENTS #5 This Christmas themed issue proves the Holidays can be Pulpy too Featuring a preview of THE ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS SAINT by award winning author Tommy Hancock as well as tales by Joshua Reynolds, Nancy A. Hansen, and Mark Halegua, Pro Se Presents #5 delivers a Christmas One-Two Punch like no other mag Get yours today

Pulp Obscura - Bringing Adventures and Heroes Lost in Yesterday Blazing to Life in New Pulp Tales Today - debuts its first digest sized novel THE NEW ADVENTURES OF JIM ANTHONY, SUPER-DETECTIVE: THE DEATH'S HEAD CLOUD by noted Author Joshua Reynolds A smothering fog of doom heralds a terror that leaves a pile of bloody corpses in a busy subway station The Death's Head Cloud strikes swiftly, snaring innocents in its foul grip, leaving madness and death in its wake Will im Anthony be able to solve this mystery or will he also succumb to this terrible menace? Reynolds, known for previous...

Punching its way into its second year, PRO SE PRESENTS keeps on Puttin' the Monthly Back Into Pulp PSP 13 is chock full of old favorites and new faces Chuck Miller brings a new chapter in the world of his psychedelic Pulp character, The Black Centipede Noted writer H. David Blalock introduces readers to 'Kelly's Beast' And Joshua Reynolds returns along St. Cyprian, Pulp's favorite Royal Occultist Magic, madness, murder, and more Featuring Cover Design and Art Work from Sean E. Ali, Pro Se Presents 13 comes out blazing from Pro Se Press

THE GREAT DETECTIVE IS BACK FOR MORE Airship 27 Productions is once again thrilled to offer mystery fans this brand new anthology of mystery adventures. Once again, Holmes and Watson challenge the criminal forces that threaten Victorian England at every turn. A twisted scientist plots to alter the course of human evolution while another dreams of creating the world's first mechanical thinking machine. A body is found in a secured bank vault and modern day pirates have begun harassing Her Majesty's Royal Navy. Here are five new mysteries that will test the Great Detective's uncanny talents of...

This two-volume posthumous edition of the writings on art of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 92), one of the greatest of eighteenth-century artists and the first president of the Royal Academy, was published in 1797. It is prefaced by a short biography of Reynolds by his friend, the Shakespearean critic Edmond Malone (1741 1812), which includes a list of Reynolds' paintings with their sale prices, when known. Reynolds took his role as president and fellow of the Royal Academy very seriously, delivering fifteen 'discourses' to the fellows and students of the Academy, which are collected in Volume 1,...