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Amelia Opie
1 of 7 portraits of Amelia Opie
Amelia Opie
by John Opie
oil on canvas, 1798
29 1/4 in. x 24 1/2 in. (743 mm x 622 mm)
Purchased, 1887
Primary Collection
NPG 765
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Sitterback to top
- Amelia Opie (1769-1853), Novelist and poet; second wife of John Opie. Sitter in 7 portraits, Artist associated with 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- John Opie (1761-1807), Portrait and history painter. Artist associated with 146 portraits, Sitter in 12 portraits.
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This portrait dates to the time of Amelia's marriage to the painter John Opie. After his death in 1807, Amelia returned to Norwich where, in 1825, she became a Quaker and dedicated herself to the campaign for improving workhouses, prisons and hospitals.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Holmes, Richard, Insights: The Romantic Poets and Their Circle, 2005, p. 54
- Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 47
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 469
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 376
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