George Romney (26 December 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures – including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson.

George Romney (26 December [O.S. 15 December] 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures – including his artistic muse , Emma Hamilton , mistress of Lord Nelson .

Romney was one of the most popular English portrait painters of the late eighteenth century. He was a single-minded individual who rebounded from early career setbacks by producing a body of work to compete with Grand Manner greats such as …

He married a Kendal girl, Mary Abbot, on 14 October 1756, and painted at Kendal from 1756 to 1762, principally small full-length portraits. In 1762 Romney settled in London, leaving his wife and son behind, and henceforward saw them only on his few visits to the north.

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George Romney (26 December [O.S. 15 December] 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures – including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson.

Some examples of the works of the artist George Romney, who died in Kendal in 1802 and was one of the most celebrated portrait painters of his time, along with Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough.

George Romney (26 December [O.S. 15 December] 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures – including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson.

In the spring of 1763 Romney won a premium for a history painting shown at the Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Sciences, and the following year he won first prize for a religious subject. That summer he spent six weeks in Paris and …

Oct 14, 2012 · Although Romney (1734–1802) was best known for gorgeous oil paintings, his sketches and drawings reveal the hand of a powerful, sensitive, and innovative draftsman. Alongside examples of portraits, Visions of Fancy features a bound sketchbook showing figures in spontaneous motion on each page.