George Romney Portrait of Mr. Morley Painting ID:: 79522 new24/George Romney-499636.jpg
Portrait of Mr. Morley Painted prior to 1802
Oil
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George Romney Catherine Clemens Painting ID:: 79819 new24/George Romney-369375.jpg
Catherine Clemens Catherine Clemens
Date 1788(1788)
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George Romney Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle Painting ID:: 80431 new24/George Romney-537985.jpg
Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle by George Romney. Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 62.5 cm
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George Romney Portrait of Dorothy Cavendish Painting ID:: 80679 new24/George Romney-663587.jpg
Portrait of Dorothy Cavendish Date 18th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 75 x 62 cm (29.5 x 24.4 in)
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George Romney Self portrait Painting ID:: 80737 new24/George Romney-689969.jpg
Self portrait . 1802(1802)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 106 x 81 cm (41.7 x 31.9 in)
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George Romney Portrait of Charles Lennox Painting ID:: 81030 new24/George Romney-787477.jpg
Portrait of Charles Lennox 1775-1777
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 81.3 x 68.6 cm (32 x 27 in)
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George Romney Portrait of Anne Montgomery Painting ID:: 81486 new24/George Romney-938343.jpg
Portrait of Anne Montgomery 1802(1802)
Medium Oil on canvas
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George Romney Barbara, Marchioness of Donegal, third wife to Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall Painting ID:: 82422 new24/George Romney-356966.jpg
Barbara, Marchioness of Donegal, third wife to Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall oil on canvas
240.6 x 148.6 cm
24 March 1796
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George Romney Lady Hamilton as Circe Painting ID:: 82893 new24/George Romney-793965.jpg
Lady Hamilton as Circe 1782(1782)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 49.5 x 53.3 cm (19.5 x 21 in)
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George Romney Catherine Clemens Painting ID:: 83806 new24/Neue Pinakothek-557777.jpg
Catherine Clemens Date 1788
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George Romney Painting Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle Painting ID:: 84651 new25/George Romney-376995.jpg
Painting Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 62.5 cm
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George Romney Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton, in a White Turban Painting ID:: 84772 new25/George Romney-354598.jpg
Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton, in a White Turban Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton, in a White Turban. Oil on canvas,1791
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George Romney Portrait of Dorothy Cavendish Painting ID:: 84874 new25/George Romney-937335.jpg
Portrait of Dorothy Cavendish 18th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 75 x 62 cm (29.5 x 24.4 in)
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George Romney Marchioness of Donegall Painting ID:: 85904 new25/George Romney-988694.jpg
Marchioness of Donegall oil on canvas
240.6 x 148.6 cm
24 March 1796
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George Romney later Lady Painting ID:: 88686 new25/George Romney-943756.jpg
later Lady Oil on canvas
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George Romney The five youngest children of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford Painting ID:: 94420 new26/George Romney-996566.jpg
The five youngest children of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford circa between 1776(1776) and 1777(1777)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 203 x 235 cm (79.9 x 92.5 in)
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George Romney Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante. Painting ID:: 94421 new26/George Romney-996946.jpg
Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante. 1785(1785)
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George Romney Portrait of Sarah Curran Painting ID:: 96357 new26/George Romney-573596.jpg
Portrait of Sarah Curran before 1802(1802)
Medium oil
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1734-1802
George Romney Galleries
By 1757 he was becoming well-known as a portraitist. He fell ill during his apprenticeship and was nursed back to health by Mary Abbott, daughter of his landlady.
In 1762, by which time he was married with two children, he went to London, and saw early success with a painting, The Death of General Wolfe which won a prize from the Royal Society of Arts. Romney soon had a thriving portrait business in Long Acre.
Despite his great success George Romney was never invited to join the Royal Academy nor did he ever apply to join. While there has been much speculation about his relationship with the Academy there is no doubt that he normally remained aloof maintaining that a good artist should succeed without being a member. His own career certainly supported this belief and it was only towards the end of his life that he expressed the slightest regret for his views
Portrait of Miss Juliana Willoughby, 1781-83 (National Gallery of Art, Washington DC)
Emma Hamilton as a bacchante by George Romney, 1785In 1773 he travelled to Italy with fellow artist Ozias Humphrey to study art in Rome and Parma, returning to London in 1775 to resume business, this time in Cavendish Square (in a house formerly owned by noted portraitist Francis Cotes). In 1782 he met Emma Hamilton (then called Emma Hart) who became his muse. He painted over 60 portraits of her in various poses, sometimes playing the part of historical or mythological figures. He also painted many other contemporaries, including fellow artist Mary Moser. After an absence of almost forty years, he returned to his family in Kendal in the summer of 1799. He was greeted by his loyal, devoted and unquestioning wife. George Romney is a kinsman of Mitt Romney, U.S politician.