Portrait Of Giuseppe Marchi 1753 By Sir Joshua Reynolds At The Royal Academy Of Arts In London Editorial Photo

In this portrait, painted during the first year of Marchi’s employment, the hauteur that Reynolds complained of is theatrically expressed in the sitter’s exotic costume of white turban and red fur-lined coat. Reynolds’s style was becoming increasingly indebted to Rembrandt during this period, the warm colours and thick impasto of this portrait being particularly reminiscent of the Dutch master’s late manner.