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George Romney

66 works

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Full-length portrait of a woman in a silk gown and blue wrap beside a balustrade, with a dusky landscape behind her.

Portrait of Mrs. Verelst

1773

Painting of a smiling woman with curled auburn hair in a white dress and blue sash, beside a red curtain.

Dorothea Bland (1762-1816), 'Mrs Jordan', as 'Peggy' in 'The Country Girl'

1786

Seated woman in white dress with red drape and pale powdered hair, before a dark tree and cloudy landscape, by George Romney.

The Honourable Anne Louisa Bertie, Lady Stuart (1747-1841)

1779

Oval painting of a woman in a white bonnet and dress reading a large newspaper against a brown background.

Lady Hamilton as "Serena" Reading a Newspaper

1782

Five children and a young woman in classical dress dance and hold hands beside a stone pedestal under dark trees.

The Gower Family: The five youngest children of the 2nd Earl Gower

1776

Portrait of a Young Man at his Desk

1775

Oil portrait of a young woman with upswept hair in a white dress and tan shawl, against a cloudy landscape.

Elizabeth, Duchess-Countess of Sutherland

1782

Portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and blue plumed bonnet, resting her hands on a red chair.

Lady Hamilton

1791

Romney painting of an infant attended by allegorical women, muscular figures and cherubs under a stormy, light-streaked sky.

The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions

1786

Oil portrait of a woman with dark curled hair and a white collar against a warm brown background.

Portrait of a woman

1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hooded woman in dark robes raising her hands and looking upward in prayer.

Mater Dolorosa (Mourning Mother)

1776

Mezzotint portrait of clergyman John Wesley in white wig and clerical bands, with an engraved church vignette below.

John Wesley. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1825, after G. Romney, 1789

Oval stipple engraving of a man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig, signed Holl sculp, after George Romney.

Richard Watson. Stipple engraving by Holl after G. Romney

Graphite sketch of two draped standing figures and a crouched figure, with hatched shading behind the left figure.

Prospero, Miranda, and Caliban, from The Tempest

c. 1786

Brown ink sketch of a young woman in a turban and cloak, head tilted, with loose quick lines on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Young Woman

1782-86

Graphite drawing of a shipwreck scene with a seated woman cradled by another figure and nude men standing at right.

Viola Surviving the Shipwreck off the Coast of Illyria, from “Twelfth Night”

c. 1776

Graphite sketch of a reclining nude woman resting her head on her arm, with a drapery study at right.

Reclining Nude

Loose graphite sketch of robed figures, a hooded woman leaning over a young man, by George Romney.

Canidia and the Youth

Brown ink wash drawing of three nude women intertwined against a dark background, with pencil guidelines visible.

Three Young Witches

Engraved oval bust portrait of Catherine de Medici in a ruff and headdress, with French verse inscribed below.

Scene in Hell?

1792

Brown wash drawing of a woman in a headscarf and long gown writing at a table, with dark shadows at left.

Lady Seated at a Table (recto); Dancing Figures (verso)

1775 or later

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat holding a book, with loose drapery lines around her gown.

Lady Holding a Book (recto); Plan of Placing Colors on a Palette (verso)

1754-1803

Pen and ink sketch of mourning figures gathered around a reclining body, with seated women in the foreground.

Mourning Figures: possibly a copy after a fresco by Cimabue

ca. 1773-75

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman in classical dress leaning on a lyre, with a dark shaded background.

Lady Hamilton Playing a Lyre

c. 1785

Half-Length Profile Portrait of a Woman Facing Left

n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman blindfolding a nude child beside standing and seated draped women.

The Blindfolding of Cupid

after 1797

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing woman in classical dress beside a chair, with loose drapery lines and a curtain.

An Elegant Lady in Classical Dress [recto]

1780s

Pen and ink sketch of a seated figure above a head study in three-quarter view on pale paper.

Figure Studies [verso]

1780s

Ink and grey wash drawing of a woman in a white gown with both arms raised, set against a dark wash background.

A Study of Miranda for "The Tempest"

c. 1786

Pen and ink sketch of two seated women cradling an infant, with loose architectural lines behind them.

The Infant Shakespeare Nursed by Comedy and Tragedy

1783

Pencil sketch of crouching and standing figures against shaded background, with a reclining form at lower left.

Study for "The Deluge"

1790s

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman leaning over a child reaching up from her lap.

Seated Woman Playing with Child in Her Lap

n.d.