Born in London, the son of Philip Reinagle, Ramsay Richard Reinagle first showed at the Royal Academy in 1788, at the age of thirteen. After studying in Holland, he visited Italy, arriving there in 1796 and travelling as far south as Naples. Back in London, his panorama paintings were exhibited in Leicester Square by the impresario Robert Barker. Reinagle then formed a partnership with Barker's son, Thomas Edward Barker. In 1803, the two young men erected an exhibition building in the Strand where they showed a series of ten panoramas.
Ramsay Richard Reinagle
1775 - 1862
Works by Ramsay Richard Reinagle
The horizontal nature of this sketch has led to a reappraisal of the work’s attribution. It is now thought to be by one of the leading panorama artists of the early nineteenth century, Ramsay Richard Reinagle.Reinagle was only 13 when his works were first exhibited at the Royal Academy. His caree...
Ramsay Richard Reinagle was only 13 when he first exhibited his works at the Royal Academy in 1788. He did not become a full Academician until 1823.He went to Italy and studied in Rome in 1796. This sketch shows a view in Rome from the Pincian Hill looking towards the south-east. It features a se...