The Age of Innocence

Joshua Reynolds, 1788

$259

Size

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Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

The Age of Innocence

Reynolds painted this little girl in 1788, sitting in a white dress in a landscape, her hands crossed on her chest. Who she was is not certain. It is in Tate Britain.Painted to order, by hand, in oil on canvas. A photo of your painting comes to you for approval before shipping.

About the original

Painted in: 1788
Original size: 76.5 × 63.8 cm (30.1 × 25.1 in)
Where it hangs: Tate

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Joshua Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds was the leading English portrait painter of the eighteenth century and the first President of the Royal Academy. He gave his sitters dignity by borrowing poses and grandeur from the Old Masters, in what he called the Grand Style. Born in Plympton, Devon, he trained in London with Thomas Hudson and spent two years in Rome studying Michelangelo and Raphael. Returning to London, he painted officers, aristocrats, actors and children, producing some two thousand works. He was knighted in 1769. His Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse and The Age of Innocence are among his most famous paintings, and his work is at the National Gallery, Tate Britain and the Wallace Collection. His portraits of naval officers such as Commodore the Honourable Augustus Keppel show his confident, heroic style.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get The Age of Innocence in a different size or shape?

Yes. The Age of Innocence is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 76.5 x 63.8 cm (30.1 x 25.1 in).

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