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1734 Dalton, England - 1802 Kendal, England. Known for: Portrait and historical painting.
George Romney (1734-1802). Ranking behind only Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough as the top English portrait painter of his era, George Romney is an ancestor of American businessman George W.... Read full biography
George Romney (1734-1802). Ranking behind only Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough as the top English portrait painter of his era, George Romney is an ancestor of American businessman George W. Romney (1907-1995) and former Massachusetts governor and presidential nominee (2012) Mitt Romney. He... Read full biography
George Romney (1734-1802). Ranking behind only Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough as the top English portrait painter of his era, George Romney is an ancestor of American businessman George W. Romney (1907-1995) and former Massachusetts governor and presidential nominee (2012) Mitt Romney. He had craftsmanship of a high order (his pictures are nearly all in an admirable state of preservation), a real talent for drawing, a native simplicity of eye and mind that permitted him to concentrate... Read full biography
George Romney (1734-1802). Ranking behind only Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough as the top English portrait painter of his era, George Romney is an ancestor of American businessman George W. Romney (1907-1995) and former Massachusetts governor and presidential nominee (2012) Mitt Romney. He had craftsmanship of a high order (his pictures are nearly all in an admirable state of preservation), a real talent for drawing, a native simplicity of eye and mind that permitted him to concentrate on essentials, and a prodigious capacity for work. George Romney was born on December 26, 1734 at Beckside, Lancashire, England. He was at first apprenticed to a wood carver. In 1762 he went off to London, deserting his wife and two children. The... Read full biography
George Romney (1734-1802). Ranking behind only Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough as the top English portrait painter of his era, George Romney is an ancestor of American businessman George W. Romney (1907-1995) and former Massachusetts governor and presidential nominee (2012) Mitt Romney. He had craftsmanship of a high order (his pictures are nearly all in an admirable state of preservation), a real talent for drawing, a native simplicity of eye and mind that permitted him to concentrate on essentials, and a prodigious capacity for work. George Romney was born on December 26, 1734 at Beckside, Lancashire, England. He was at first apprenticed to a wood carver. In 1762 he went off to London, deserting his wife and two children. The following years he spent in Paris and Italy and he returned to London in 1775 to establish himself as a po... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeGroup portrait of Dorothy Stables (1753-1832), with her daughters, Harriet (1774-1827) and Maria (1775-1821), in a wooded landscape
George Romney Auction: 07/08/2021Lot: 59Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePORTRAIT OF GEORGE, LORD BROOKE (1772-1786), SON OF GEORGE GREVILLE, 2ND EARL OF WARWICK, WITH A DOG
George Romney Auction: 07/09/2014Lot: 43Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Elizabeth Ramus (1751-1848), daughter of Nicholas Ramus and subsequently wife of Baron de Nougal, half-length, in a pink dress with gold trim and a green shawl, her hair tied with a gold-embroidered white muslin scarf
George Romney Auction: 07/02/2013Lot: 50Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Major James Hartley, full-length, in uniform, holding his horse, a formation of soldiers near a mountain beyond
George Romney Auction: 11/24/2004Lot: 24Subscribe or get free alerts
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