Philip Reinagle (1749 - 1833)

Philip Reinagle

Philip Reinagle was a British painter and a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.

Reinagle trained in London at the Royal Academy and initially specialized in portraits of royalty and high nobility, but after ten years switched to animalistic and landscapes. He was particularly good at hunting scenes with dogs and horses. He also painted flowers and animals with the curiosity and precision of a naturalist. Because of these works, Reinagle was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1787 and became a full member in 1812.

Philip Reinagle was also a skilled restorer and copyist and, along with his two daughters, Charlotte and Frances, earned money by copying famous paintings by the great masters. Incidentally, of all eleven of his children, four daughters and two sons became artists.