George Romney
(1734-1802), Portrait painterSitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 173 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.
copy by Auguste Millière, after an engraving by William Sharp, after George Romney
oil on canvas, circa 1876, based on a work of 1792
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attributed to John Comerford, after George Romney
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, early 19th century, based on a work of 1794-1795
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John Flaxman; Thomas Alphonso Hayley
by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1795
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1796-1801
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by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1771
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by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1771
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by and published by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, or published by Josiah Boydell, published by Henry Parker, published by Robert Sayer, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 18 May 1772 (1772)
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by Valentine Green, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1772
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by Valentine Green, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1772 (1772)
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after George Romney
photogravure, (circa 1777)
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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by James Watson, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 21 December 1778 (1775-1777)
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by Johann Jacobé, after George Romney
mezzotint, 1779
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by Johann Jacobé, after George Romney
mezzotint, 1779
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Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
by William Dickinson, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1779 (1779)
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by Johann Jacobé, after George Romney
mezzotint, 1779
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George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton when Lord Euston
after George Romney
stipple engraving, 1780s
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John Henniker-Major, 2nd Baron Henniker
by Henry Hudson, after George Romney
mezzotint, 1780s-1790s
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by and published by John Dean, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1 January 1780
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by Samuel Haydon, after George Romney
drypoint etching and aquatint, (1780-1781)
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