George Romney
(1734-1802), Portrait painterMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 166 portraits
Romney was a prolific and successful artist who moved to London from Lancashire in 1762. Confident in painting portraits as well as history paintings, he was a rival of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
by George Romney
pencil, circa 1765
NPG 2814
by Mary Barret
watercolour on ivory, circa 1798
NPG 1881
by and published by William Bond, published by Longman & Co, published by Josiah Taylor, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
stipple and line engraving, published 1 March 1810
NPG D14481
by William Thomas Fry, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 1817
NPG D37587
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