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PHILIP REINAGLE, R.A. 



(Born 1749. Died 1833.) 



pHILIP REINAGLE was born in 1749. From 

 ■*■ the fact that Allan Ramsay, the famous Court 

 painter, accepted him as one of his pupils we may 

 infer that he gave promise at an early age; and that 

 such promise was fulfilled is proved by Ramsay's 

 subsequent appointment of this pupil to be his 

 assistant. The portraits of George III. and Queen 

 Charlotte are especially mentioned in connection 

 with this appointment. It would appear that the 

 Court portrait painter's official work was sufficiently 

 onerous to oblige the employment of able assistance ; 

 for it is recorded that Ramsay, having occasion to 

 leave England for some months, deputed Reinagle to 

 execute portraits o{ fifty pairs of Kings and Queens 

 during his absence. Reinagle duly painted the 

 pictures, receiving payment for them at ten guineas 

 apiece. 



It might well be supposed that the gift for 

 portraiture on which Ramsay was able to place so 

 much reliance indicated the true bent of Reinagle's 

 artistic talent ; and after leaving the Court painter's 



