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9.15: Sir Joshua Reynolds

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    Pippa Couch and Rachel Ropeik provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis ofSir Joshua Reynolds’s Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons.

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    Sir Joshua Reynolds, Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons, 1773, oil on canvas, 55-3/4 × 44-1/2 inches (141.5 × 113 cm) (National Gallery, London)

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    • Reynolds, Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons. Authored by: Pippa Couch and Rachel Ropeik. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-enlightenment/britain-18c/britain-ageof-revolution/v/reynolds-lady-cockburn-and-her-three-eldest-sons-1773. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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