Samuel William Reynolds

Samuel William Reynolds was a British painter and printmaker (1773–1835). He was born at London and died at Bayswater.

Also recorded as S. W. Reynolds; S. Reynolds; Samuel William, the elder Reynolds; Samuel William, I Reynolds; Samuel Williams Reynolds; Samuel William I Reynolds.

Samuel William Reynolds in brief

Born
1773
Died
1835
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
London
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings S. W. Reynolds, S. Reynolds, Samuel William, the elder Reynolds, Samuel William, I Reynolds and Samuel Williams Reynolds. His recorded language was English.

2 children are recorded: Samuel William Reynolds II and Elizabeth Walker.

Formation and teaching

He trained under Charles Howard Hodges and John Raphael Smith.

As a teacher, Samuel William Reynolds is recorded in connection with Joseph Bouchardy, Samuel Cousins, David Lucas and John Lucas. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Recognition and collections

Work by Samuel William Reynolds is held by National Gallery of Victoria, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Catalogued works

55 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1763 to 1947.

Fisherman, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art, inventory Cat. 847. Llyn Gwynant and Yr Aran, dated 1824, held by National Library of Wales, inventory 1133344. Samuel William Reynolds, dated 1820, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG 4989. Mary Langton, dated 1796, held by National Library of Wales. Mrs. Mary Robinson, dated 1835, held by National Library of Wales. Paul Sandby R.A, dated 1796, held by National Library of Wales. His Royal Highness The Duke of York, dated 1825, held by National Library of Wales. George Prince of Wales, dated 1788, held by National Library of Wales. Sir Richard Williams Bulkeley, Bart, dated 1841, held by National Library of Wales. William Carey, D.D, dated 1830, held by National Library of Wales. John Simpson, M.D. of Malton Yorkshire, dated 1820, held by National Library of Wales. Lady Sophia St. Asaph and her son, dated 1790, held by National Library of Wales. The Revd. Henry Stebbing, M.A, dated 1838, held by National Library of Wales. right honble. Lord Grenville, one of his Majesty's most honble. Privy Council and principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, dated 1790, held by National Library of Wales. Rt. Honble. Earl of Radnor, dated 1840, held by National Library of Wales. Sir Watkin Williams Wynne Bart, dated 1804, held by National Library of Wales. The Right Revd. Reginald Heber, D.D, dated 1824, held by National Library of Wales. Thomas Jones Esqr, dated 1801, held by National Library of Wales. Charles Morgan, dated 1844, held by National Library of Wales. Richard Newcome, dated 1810, held by National Library of Wales. The Right Rev. Thomas Burgess D.D. F.R.S. & F.S.A, dated 1820, held by National Library of Wales. Edward Copleston, D.D, dated 1822, held by National Library of Wales. The Woman of Samaria, held by Q214867, inventory 1941.4.29. Matthew Boulton, F.R.S., held by Q214867, inventory 1946.9.231. Sir Jeffery Amherst, held by Q214867, inventory 1980.45.1224. Leopards, dated 1798, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.65.4. James Stuart, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.10265. Near Namur, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.1116. Chateau de Choquer, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.1117. Between Namur and Liege, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.1118. Pass near Dinant, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.1119. Namur from the Meuse, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.1120. Conduit at Liege, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.1121. Miss Emma Hart (afterwards Lady Hamilton) as a Bacchante, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.145. Mary Countess Harcourt, dated 1824, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.146. Mrs. Arbuthnot, dated 1800, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.380. Countess of Oxford, dated 1799, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.411. Marchioness of Sligo, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1970.3.585. Sir John Orde, dated 1811, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1973.3.33. Lord Hugh Seymour, dated 1802, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1973.3.46. Salver, dated ca. 1770, silver, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 13.42.75. The Fisherman's Dog, dated 1800, mezzotint, hand-colored; second state (?), held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 14.1.49. The Falconer, dated 1797, mezzotint on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1961.25. Abbey Ruin, dated n.d., watercolor, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on brown-toned board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.248.164. Entombment, dated n.d., pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1516. Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces, dated 1763–65, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.4468. The Countess of Oxford, dated 1799, mezzotint, etching and drypoint, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1942.760. Samuel William Reynolds / by A. Whitman., dated 1903, held by Wellcome Collection. M0010194: Portrait of Sir William Blizard (1743-1835), dated 25 August 1947, held by Wellcome Collection. Joseph West. Mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds, 1798., dated 1 January 1798, held by Wellcome Collection. Paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Etchings by S.W. Reynolds, ca. 1821, after J. Reynolds., dated [1821?], held by Wellcome Collection. Oliver Goldsmith. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after Sir J. Reynolds., held by Wellcome Collection. John Armstrong. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after Sir J. Reynolds., held by Wellcome Collection. Sir William Blizard. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after J. Opie., held by Wellcome Collection. The Annunciation to the Virgin. Mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds after J. Reynolds., dated 1838, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 54 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Library of Wales: 23 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Portrait Collection: 22 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Landscape Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Grosvenor Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 442 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 69 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Reynolds, Samuel William, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Reynolds, Samuel William, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Reynolds, Samuel William (1773–1835), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. William Reynolds to Samuel Griffin, Monday, 9 March 1789 [congfiJH0150049e1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025. MEZZOTİNT PEYZAJLAR İLE BAROK DÖNEMİ: SAMUEL WILLIAM REYNOLDS, İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi, 2024.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (69199229). Those registers additionally record the forms Samuel William Reynolds, 1773-1835, Samuel William Reynolds British artist, samuel william reynolds, Samuel William Reynolds I and Samuel William Reynolds the Elder.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Charles Howard Hodges and John Raphael Smith is recorded. Joseph Bouchardy, Samuel Cousins and David Lucas are recorded as having studied under Samuel William Reynolds. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London and Paris.

Work by Samuel William Reynolds is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Auckland Art Gallery.

Chronology

  1. 1773Samuel William Reynolds born at London.
  2. 1796Mary Langton (National Library of Wales).
  3. 1796Paul Sandby R.A (National Library of Wales).
  4. 1820Samuel William Reynolds (National Portrait Gallery).
  5. 1824Llyn Gwynant and Yr Aran (National Library of Wales).
  6. 1835Samuel William Reynolds died at Bayswater.
  7. 1835Mrs. Mary Robinson (National Library of Wales).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    MEZZOTİNT PEYZAJLAR İLE BAROK DÖNEMİ: SAMUEL WILLIAM REYNOLDS, İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Reynolds, Samuel William (1773–1835), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Reynolds, Samuel William, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Reynolds, Samuel William, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    William Reynolds to Samuel Griffin, Monday, 9 March 1789 [congfiJH0150049e1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Samuel William Reynolds.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Samuel William Reynolds.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Samuel William Reynolds (442 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    VIAF cluster 69199229 for Samuel William Reynolds, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 69 works naming Samuel William Reynolds.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3471270: Samuel William Reynolds

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “Samuel William Reynolds”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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