A three-quarter-length study of a gentleman

Details

George Romney (1734-1802)
A three-quarter-length study of a gentleman
pencil and brown wash
14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (36.5 x 26.5 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1968, lot 4.

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Lot Essay

The sitter in the present drawing has a similar pose to the oil painting of John Postlethwaite, full-length (private collection on loan to Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal). For further information see A. Kidson, George Romney 1734-1807, London, 2002, no. 6.

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