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Self-portrait, oil on canvas by George Romney, 1784; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. 125.7 cm × 99.1 cm. Richard Cumberland, detail of an oil painting by George Romney; in the National Portrait Gallery, London Raikes, detail of an oil painting by George Romney; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
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Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.
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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
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Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
Colorful abstract painting. Contemporary painting. Not a Jackson Pollock. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
7 Tongue-Twisting Painting Techniques
"Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy" Georges Seurat, ca. 1888, oil on canvas, 65.1 x 80.9 cm
Neo-Impressionism: What Was the Point?
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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6 Small Kingdoms of the World
United States Presidential Election of 2012. Mitt Romney. Official portrait of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012 after his reelection Nov. 6, 2012. Official portrait Obama
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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George Romney: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

David A. Cross, A Striking Likeness: The Life of George Romney (2000), is the definitive biography. Exhibition catalogues include Jennifer C. Watson, George Romney in Canada (1985); Yvonne Romney Dixon, “Designs from Fancy”: George Romney’s Shakespearean Drawings (1998); and Alex Kidson, George Romney, 1734–1802 (2002). Alex Kidson, George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, 3 vol. (2015), is the first catalogue raisonné of Romney’s work to be published in more than 100 years.

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Add new Web site: Kansas State University - Landon Lecture Series - George Romney. Aug 30, 2024
Deleted Web site: Kansas State University - Landon Lecture Series - George Romney. Aug 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Automotive Hall of Fame - George W. Romney. Jun 08, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 18, 2024
Anniversary information added. Dec 11, 2023
Anniversary information added. Nov 11, 2023
New bibliography added. Jan 22, 2016
Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art, Washington - Biography of George Romney. Apr 29, 2014
Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of George Romney. Apr 28, 2014
Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of George Romney. Jan 07, 2011
Add new Web site: World Wide Arts Resources - Biography of George Romney. Jan 07, 2011
Article revised and updated. Jun 24, 2008
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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