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This bust was commissioned by William Cotton, a great admirer of Reynolds and indeed later the author of several books on Reynolds. The bust was placed on view along with the rest of the Cottonian Collection in the Proprietary Library, in Cornwall Street, after Cotton donated it in 1853.
The Box, Plymouth
Plymouth
Title
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)
Medium
marble
Accession number
CS3
Acquisition method
gift from William Cotton, 1853
Work type
Bust
The Box, Plymouth
Tavistock Place, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AX England
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