114 ANIMAL PAINTERS 



represented at the Royal Academy exhibitions by 

 portraits, with the single exception of the study of 

 " Dead Game" which was his sole contribution in 

 1783. This year marks the turning point in his 

 art ; for though portraits occur occasionally against 

 his name in the catalogues of subsequent years, 

 pictures of this class were far exceeded in number 

 by works of the character which give him claim 

 to consideration here ; indeed, from 1799 until 1827 

 his contributions included but one portrait — that of 

 Dr. Thornton, the botanist, for whom he had done 

 much work — to betray his earlier bent. 



In this connection we must note that Reinaole was 

 elected an Associate in 1787 ; and inasmuch as his 

 exhibits until 1 784 were, with the exception above 

 specified, portraits (he showed nothing in 1785) we 

 can hardly doubt but that he owed the distinction 

 then conferred to the talents he had manifested as a 

 portrait painter. He was elected an Academician 

 in 1S12, presenting as his diploma picture "An 

 Eagle and Vulture disputing with a Hyena." 

 Altogether Reinagle exhibited iio works at the 

 Royal Academy, contributing with fair regularity 

 until his seventy-eighth year. At the British 

 Institution he showed 138 pictures between the 

 years 1773- 1832, his last contribution thus being 

 sent in the year before he died. 



Among Reinagle's works we may notice " Part- 



