Focus on this artwork and explain the Popularity.
The Age of Innocence became a favourite of the public and, according to Martin Postle, "the commercial face of childhood", was reproduced countless times in prints and ephemera of different kinds. No fewer than 323 full-scale replicas in oil were made by students and professional copyists between 1856 and 1893. The catchy name given to the painting after Reynolds' death originated with Joseph Grozer in 1794, when he used that title for his stipple engraving of the work. The original title given to the painting by the artist was probably A Little Girl, the title of a work exhibited by Reynolds at the Royal Academy. The title Grozer invented began to be used popularly for the painting and later, it was used knowingly as the title of a 1920 novel by Edith Wharton.
Joseph Grozer Royal Academy The Age of Innocence Edith Wharton Martin Postle 1920 novel stipple engraving