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By Celia Bean, project volunteer
Before he was 20 Joshua Reynolds had declared that if he did not prove himself to be the best painter of the age by the time he reached 30 he never would. So we can assume that when he returned to Plympton St Maurice in 1743 after prematurely finishing his apprenticeship with Thomas Hudson in London he would have had this ambition in mind. His decision to work in the up and coming area of Plymouth Dock (later Devonport) was the first step in this plan.
My involvement with the research for PCMAG’s planned exhibition is to research Reynold’s time at Plymouth Dock between 1743 and 1749, so I am looking at what the area was like at that time, who Joshua painted whilst he was there and the influences that he had.
On 3 January 1744, Joshua’s father, Samuel, wrote to his friend Charles Cutcliffe who had been instrumental in arranging Joshua’s apprenticeship to Thomas Hudson, saying that his son had started painting in Plymouth Dock and had painted 20 portraits, including that of ‘the greatest man in the place, the commissioner of the dockyard’ and that he had 10 more commissions lined up. The commissioner at that time was Philip Vanbrugh, younger brother of Sir John Vanbrugh (d 1726) who designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
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Selected Group Exhibitions
Borlase Smart was a British Impressionist & Modern painter who was born in 1881.
How much does a Borlase Smart cost?
Borlase Smart's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 25 USD to 40,951 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.What is Borlase Smart's most expensive painting?
Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 40,951 USD for DOWN ALONG ST. IVES, sold at Sotheby's London in 2016.Where can I see Borlase Smart's works?
The Maas Gallery featured Borlase Smart's work in the past.Borlase Smart in the news
Borlase Smart has been featured in articles for The Herald and Apollo. The most recent article is Galleries: Lines from Scotland, St Andrews Museum written for The Herald in October 2019. The artist died in 1947.Artist's alternative names: R. Borlase Smart, Robert Borlase Smart