Private company
Reeves
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
British art materials manufacturer1
Reeves is an English art materials brand and manufacturing company established by William Reeves (1739–1803) in 1766. Reeves is credited with having invented the soluble watercolour.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1766Founded1
- Industryart business1
- Websitemyreeves.com
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Reeves is an English art materials brand and manufacturing company established by William Reeves (1739–1803) in 1766. Reeves is credited with having invented the soluble watercolour.2
Products and brands
- acrylic paint
- colored pencil
- paper
- pencil
- watercolor
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1766Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitemyreeves.com1
- WikipediaReeves and Sons
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7307069
Sources
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- 1WikidataReeves on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaReeves on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsReeves logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain