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George Romney
Miss Willoughby
1781-1802
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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George Romney
Mrs Mary Robinson
1781
Wallace Collection, London
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George Romney
Lady Hamilton in a Straw Hat
1785
Henry E.Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino,California
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George Romney
Self-Portrait
mk52
1782
Oil on canvas
125.7x99.1cm
National Portrait Gallery,London
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George Romney
Mrs.Harriet Greer
mk65
1781
Oil on canvas
30x25"
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George Romney
Lady hamilton as nature
mk76
Painted in 1782
Oil on canvas
29 7/8x24 3/4in
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George Romney
The Countess of warwick and her children
mk76
Painted 1787-89
Oil on canvas
79 3/4x61 1/2in
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George Romney
The Leigh Famil
mk86
c.1767-1769
Oil on canvas
180x197.5cm
Melborne,National Gallery of Victoria
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George Romney
Lady Hamilton as Nature
mk29
1780
Oil on canvas
75.8x62.9cm
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George Romney
THe Leigh Family
mk156
1767-69
Oil on canvas
185.5x202cm
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George Romney
Portrait of Mrs Greer
mk159
1781
Oil on canvas
76x64cm
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George Romney
Melancholy-Il Penseroso
mk173
1770
Oil on canvas
236.2x143.5cm
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George Romney
Sarah Siddons
mk173
1783
Oil on canvas
76.2x61cm
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George Romney
Study for Portrait of Sarah Siddons
mk173
ca.1783
49.8x29.6cm
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George Romney
Sir Christopher and Lady Sykes strolling in the garden at Sledmere
mk190
1786
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George Romney
the shepherd girl
mk247
c.1778 ,oil on canvas,46.5x35.375 in,118x90 cm,philadelphia museum of art,philadelphia,pa,usa
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George Romney
thomas alphonso hayley en puck
mk289 1792 brighton hove royal pavilion libraies museums
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George Romney
Portrait of Miss Willoughby
2nd half of 18th century (1781-1783)
Oil on canvas
229 x 178 cm
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George Romney
Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley
"Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, 1734-90," oil on canvas, by the British artist George Romney. Dated 1787-88. 762 mm x 635 mm. Courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
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George Romney
Vice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker
"Vice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 1714-82," oil on canvas, by the British artist George Romney. Dated 1782-1783. 1270 mm x 1015 mm. Courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
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1734-1802
George Romney Galleries
By 1757 he was becoming well-known as a portraitist. He fell ill during his apprenticeship and was nursed back to health by Mary Abbott, daughter of his landlady.
In 1762, by which time he was married with two children, he went to London, and saw early success with a painting, The Death of General Wolfe which won a prize from the Royal Society of Arts. Romney soon had a thriving portrait business in Long Acre.
Despite his great success George Romney was never invited to join the Royal Academy nor did he ever apply to join. While there has been much speculation about his relationship with the Academy there is no doubt that he normally remained aloof maintaining that a good artist should succeed without being a member. His own career certainly supported this belief and it was only towards the end of his life that he expressed the slightest regret for his views
Portrait of Miss Juliana Willoughby, 1781-83 (National Gallery of Art, Washington DC)
Emma Hamilton as a bacchante by George Romney, 1785In 1773 he travelled to Italy with fellow artist Ozias Humphrey to study art in Rome and Parma, returning to London in 1775 to resume business, this time in Cavendish Square (in a house formerly owned by noted portraitist Francis Cotes). In 1782 he met Emma Hamilton (then called Emma Hart) who became his muse. He painted over 60 portraits of her in various poses, sometimes playing the part of historical or mythological figures. He also painted many other contemporaries, including fellow artist Mary Moser. After an absence of almost forty years, he returned to his family in Kendal in the summer of 1799. He was greeted by his loyal, devoted and unquestioning wife. George Romney is a kinsman of Mitt Romney, U.S politician.
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