This painter parodied the classical story of Hercules picking between virtue and pleasure in hisdepiction of a famous actor looking at a blue robed woman.
This painter parodied the classical story of Hercules picking between virtue and pleasure in hisdepiction of a famous actor looking at a blue robed woman. Another of this man's paintings shows a youngchild in the same outfit and pose as Henry VIII. He represented order being restored to a court-martialednavy officer by having Lord Keppel rest his hand upon a sword. This man painted two aristocratic men on ahunt, stringing their bows, in a painting subtitled "The Archers." A horrific-looking woman holding agoblet stands on the left of an enthroned Welsh actress in his most famous painting. For 10 points, namethis first president of the Royal Academy, a portraitist best known for Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse.
This painter parodied the classical story of Hercules picking between virtue and pleasure in hisdepiction of a famous actor looking at a blue robed woman.
 Sir Joshua Reynolds