George Romney (painter)
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George Romney 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.
Self-portrait, 1795
Young Man with a Flute, late 1760s, Dallas Museum of Art
Portrait of Lady Anne de la Pole (1786)
Joseph Brant (1776)
Joshua Reynolds
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Sir Joshua Reynolds was an English painter who specialised in portraits. The art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century, while Lucy Peltz says he was "th
George Romney (painter)
…friends of Romney, he was awarded the second prize of 50 guineas, but this was later reduced to 25 guineas on questionable grounds. It is said that Sir Joshua Reynolds himself was the prime mover behind this decision, which may have accounted for the lifelong aversion of the two men for each other. Despite his later…
Self-portrait, c. 1750
Self-portrait, aged about 24
Old Grammar School, Plympton, founded 1658, built 1664, attended by Joshua Reynolds whose father was headmaster
Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus (1788)