Francis Hayman was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and later its first librarian.
Portrait of Francis Hayman, by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.
The play scene from Hamlet, c. 1745
The Wrestling Scene from As You Like It, Tate, 1740-42
Dancing milkmaids, c. 1735. The Milkmaid's Garland, Humours of May Day, Reigen der Milchmädchen, or das Manifest
The Society of Artists of Great Britain was founded in London in May 1761 by an association of artists in order to provide a venue for the public exhibition of recent work by living artists, such as w
Joshua Reynolds was a member of the Society (self-portrait c. 1748).
Joshua Reynolds – Self portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds, PRA – Google Art Project