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Romney
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The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
The Parson's Daughter, in the National Gallery, and the Mrs. Robinson, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
The large portrait of Mrs. Mark Currie is charming, but by no means so fine.
In the Louisa, Countess of Mansfield, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe's Lady Milnes, the Marquis of Lansdowne's Lord Henry Petty, or the Lady Bell Hamilton, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
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The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
The Parson's Daughter, in the National Gallery, and the Mrs. Robinson, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
The large portrait of Mrs. Mark Currie is charming, but by no means so fine.
In the Louisa, Countess of Mansfield, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe's Lady Milnes, the Marquis of Lansdowne's Lord Henry Petty, or the Lady Bell Hamilton, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
126 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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About the author
Randall Davies
44 books3 followers1866-1946
Major collector of old master drawings and English watercolours, about which he wrote several monographs. Editor for many years of the volumes of the Old Watercolour Society.
Major collector of old master drawings and English watercolours, about which he wrote several monographs. Editor for many years of the volumes of the Old Watercolour Society.
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