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George Romney
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English painter (1734-1802)
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George Romney was a male painter and artist from the United Kingdom, born in Dalton-in-Furness in 1734 and dying in Kendal in 1802. He worked in the Rococo movement and specialized in portrait, history, and mythological painting. His professional career included work locations in Paris, Parma, Rome, and Venice. He spoke English.
His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, Museo del Prado, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Notable titles include *Die Meisterbilder von Romney*, *George Romney's Titania and her attendants*, *Exhibition of a special selection from the works by George Romney*, and *Striking Likeness*. He is also associated with *Portrait of Lady Ramsay*.
Romney is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the New International Encyclopedia. His name appears in kana as ジョージ・ロムニー.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1734
- Died
- 1802
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Die Meisterbilder von Romney (1734-1802)
- George Romney's Titania and her attendants
- Exhibition of a special selection from the works by George Romney
- Striking Likeness
- Portrait of Lady Ramsay
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1734
- Active to
- 1802
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,956x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,659x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,947x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,702x
- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 23,211x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1734-12-26 ) 26 December 1734, Dalton-in-Furness , Lancashire , England
- Died
- 15 November 1802 (1802-11-15) (aged 67), Kendal , Westmorland , England
- Known for
- Painting
- Spouse
- Mary Abbot ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. October 1756</span>"}]]}'>1756 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dalton-in-Furness
- Place of death
- Kendal
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- painting
- Movement
- Rococo
- Image
- George Romney - Portrait de l'artiste.jpg
- Work location
- York
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- Commons category
- George Romney
- date of birth
- 1734-12-26
- date of death
- 1802-11-15
- Commons Creator page
- George Romney
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- George Romney
- name in kana
- ジョージ・ロムニー
- P12749
- Zulfikar Ali Magsi
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
19 objects attributed to George Romney, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
George Romney (26 December [O.S. 15 December] 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English 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.
Early life and training
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