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    George Romney: 101 Master Drawings
    George Romney: 101 Master Drawings
    George Romney: 101 Master Drawings
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    George Romney: 101 Master Drawings

    By Blagoy Kiroff

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    George Romney 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 is generally ranked third in the hierarchy of 18th-century society portrait painters, after Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. His art is characterized by great refinement, sensitivity of feeling, elegance of design and beauty of color. Romney was a prolific painter and produced about 2,000 paintings and 5,000 drawings during his lifetime.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlagoy Kiroff
    Release dateJun 12, 2015
    ISBN9786051760186
    George Romney: 101 Master Drawings

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      Foreword

      George Romney (1734 – 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 is generally ranked third in the hierarchy of 18th-century society portrait painters, after Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. His art is characterized by great refinement, sensitivity of feeling, elegance of design and beauty of color.

      Romney was a prolific painter and produced about 2,000 paintings and 5,000 drawings during his lifetime.

      Romney studied art as an apprentice to Christopher Steele, whose clean, neat style can be seen in Romney’s early works. Romney left his wife and children in

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