Задание

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There were many people among English painters. Sir Joshua Reynolds was the most famous portraitist of the second half of 18th century. In December 1768 the Royal Academy of was founded and Reynolds became its first president. He wasn’t only an but a of the principles of the “British school” as well. He whole gallery of portraits of the most famous people of that period. He usually his characters in heroic and showed them as the best people of the nation. Reynolds worked and his became famous during his life.