George Romney (1734-1802), Portrait painter
Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 156 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
oil on canvas, circa 1762-1763
NPG 972
Unknown man, formerly known as Peter Romney
by George Romney
oil on canvas, circa 1765?
NPG 1882
by George Romney
oil on canvas, circa 1770-71
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6641
by George Romney
oil on canvas, circa 1776
NPG 19
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1776-1777
On display on Floor 2: Portraits Tell Stories at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 4877
by George Romney, after Rhodes
oil on canvas, 1779 (circa 1779)
On display in Room 13 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 80
by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1779-1780
NPG 5804
by George Romney
oil on canvas, circa 1785
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 294
by George Romney
oil on canvas, circa 1785
NPG 4448
by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1785-1788
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1551
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool
by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1786-1788
NPG 5206
after George Romney
oil on canvas, (1789-1791)
NPG 145
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon
by William Davison, after George Romney, and Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, 1839-1840 (1792)
On display at Royal Courts of Justice, London
NPG 469
copy by Auguste Millière, after an engraving by William Sharp, after George Romney
oil on canvas, circa 1876 (1792)
NPG 897
attributed to John Comerford, after George Romney
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, (1794-1795)
NPG 1629
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mirehouse, Keswick, Cumbria
Places
Cumbria
Italy
Lancashire
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