For 10 points, name this first president of the Royal Academy of Art, who painted Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse.
This man borrowed the pose of the Apollo Belvedere for the portrait of a man in a wig leaning on his sword in front of the dark sea. Another of his paintings shows a pale noblewoman carving her name into a tree. This artist of portraits of Augustus Keppel and Mrs. Lloyd forayed into criticism with his fifteen Discourses on Art. Another of his paintings shows Melpomene ("mel-PAW-men-ee") standing behind the title enthroned actress, famous for her role as Lady Macbeth. For 10 points, name this first president of the Royal Academy of Art, who painted Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse.
This man borrowed the pose of the Apollo Belvedere for the portrait of a man in a wig leaning on his sword in front of the dark sea.
Sir Joshua {Reynolds}