r move thee, turn away,
For Hogarth's honour'd dust lies here."

The next important English painter was RICHARD WILSON (1713-1782), and he
was important not so much for what he painted as for the fact that he was
one of the earliest landscape-painters among English artists. He never
attained wealth or great reputation, although after his return from
studying in Italy he was made a member of the Royal Academy.

We come now to Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792), born at Plympton, in
Devonshire. His father was a clergyman and the master of the grammar
school at Plympton. Joshua was destined for the medical profession by his
parents; but his love of drawing was so marked that, as the opportunity
offered for him to go to London and study under Hudson, his father allowed
him to do so. After various changes, in 1749 he was able to go to Rome,
and remained in Italy three years (Fig. 70).

When he returned to England he soon attracted attention to his pictures,
and it was not long before both fame and fortune were secured to him. His
life was a very quiet one, with little of incident that can be related
here. His sister kept his house for him, and he lived generously, having
company to dinner almost daily. His friends were among the best people of
the time, including such persons as Dr. Johnson, Percy, Goldsmith,
Garrick, the Burkes, and many others. The day before Johnson died he told
Reynolds that he had three requests to make of him: that he would forgive
him thirty pounds which he had lent him, would read the Scriptures daily,
and would not paint on Sunday. Sir Joshua promised to do these things, and
remembered his promise.

Sir Joshua was skilful in compliments. When he painted his famous picture
of Mrs. Siddons as the "Tragic Muse" he put his name on the border of her
garment. The actress went near the picture to examine it, and when she saw
the name she smiled. The artist said: "I could not lose the opportunity of
sending my name to posterity on the hem of your garment."

[Illustration: FIG. 72.--"MUSCIPULA." _By Reynolds._]

Sir Joshua Reynolds' fame rests upon his portraits, and in these he is
almost unrivalled. His pictures of children are especially fine. It was
his custom to receive six sitters daily. He kept a list of those who were
sitting and of others who waited for an opportunity to have their
portraits made by him. He also had sketches of the different portraits
he had painted, and when new-comers had