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A Striking Likeness - The Life of George Romney (Paperback)
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A Striking Likeness - The Life of George Romney (Paperback)
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This title was first published in 2000: In their stunning
simplicity, George Romney's portraits of eighteenth-century gentry
and their children are among the most widely recognised creations
of his age. A rival to Reynolds and Gainsborough, Romney was born
in 1734 on the edge of the Lake District, the landscape of which
never ceased to influence his eye for composition and colour. He
moved in 1762 to London where there was an insatiable market for
portraits of the landed gentry to fill the elegant picture
galleries of their country houses. Romney's sitters included
William Beckford and Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton. An influential
figure, one of the founding fathers of neo-classicism and a
harbinger of romanticism, Romney yearned to develop his talents as
a history painter. Countless drawings bear witness to ambitious
projects on elemental themes which were rarely executed on canvas.
Richly illustrated, this is the first biography of Romney to
explore the full diversity of his oeuvre. David A. Cross portays a
complex personality, prone to melancholy, who held himself aloof
from London's Establishment and from the Royal Academy, of which
Sir Joshua Reynolds was President, and chose instead to find his
friends among that city's radical intelligentsia.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Revivals |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
First published: |
2017 |
Authors: |
David Cross
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
258 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-70497-8 |
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LSN: |
1-138-70497-0 |
Barcode: |
9781138704978 |
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