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George Romney

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Romney, George 

Born Dec. 15, 1734, in Dalton-in-Fur-ness, Lancashire; died Nov. 15, 1802, in Kendal, Westmorland. English painter and portraitist.

Romney worked in London and Kendal. He visited Paris in 1764, made an extended visit to Italy from 1773 to 1775, and visited Paris again in 1790. Romney was closer to classicism than the other English portraitists of the 18th century. He tended to idealize his subjects, employing smooth compositional rhythms and elegant forms, often modeled after ancient statues; however, his portraits lacked psychological depth (Earl Grey, 1784, Eton College).

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Rump, G. C. George Romney, 1734–1802, vols. 1–2. Hildesheim, 1974.
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