Kitty Fisher
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Catherine Maria Fischer, better known as Kitty Fisher, was an English courtesan. From her teenage years onward, Fisher developed a carefully moulded public image, which was enhanced by acknowledgement
Kitty Fisher and parrot, by Joshua Reynolds (1763/4)
"Catherine Maria Kitty Fisher" by Nathaniel Hone.
Portrait of Philip Gell by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds
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Sir Joshua Reynolds was an English painter who specialised in portraits. The art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century, while Lucy Peltz says he was "th
Kitty Fisher
…an English courtesan. From her teenage years onward, Fisher developed a carefully moulded public image, which was enhanced by acknowledgement from Sir Joshua Reynolds and other artists. By emphasizing Fisher's beauty, audacity, and charm, portraits of her, along with newspaper and magazine articles promoted her…
Self-portrait, c. 1750
Self-portrait, aged about 24
Old Grammar School, Plympton, founded 1658, built 1664, attended by Joshua Reynolds whose father was headmaster
Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus (1788)