Sunday, December 28, 2025

George Romney
(1734 - 1802)
 

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Romney_(painter


The artist’s brother James holding a candle
1761
Oil on canvas
35.6 x 25.4 cm
Lakeland Arts - Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Kendal, United Kingdom

Romney’s younger brother James (1745-1807) was sixteen years old when this oil sketch was executed. He later became a colonel in the East India Company.

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