George Romney (1734-1802)

From the Collection of the late Lord Clark of Saltwood, O.M., C.H., K.C.B., sold on behalf of The Saltwood Heritage Foundation

Details

George Romney (1734-1802)

Portrait of the Artist, bust-length

19¼ x 14½in. (48.9 x 36.8cm.)

Provenance

James Rawlinson (according to a now hidden inscription on the back of the original canvas which read 'given to his pupil James Rawlinson').
J.C. Arkwright by 1877.
Mrs. L.G. Brodhurst; Christie's, 12 January 1945, lot 135 (80 gns. to ?).
The late Lord Clark of Saltwood, O.M., C.H., K.C.B., and by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

London, Leicester Galleries, New Year Exhibition, 1960, no. 53.
London, The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood, George Romney, not included in the catalogue (according to details in the National Portrait Gallery).

Lot Essay

This unfinished portrait appears to show the artist at a somewhat younger age than in the famous three-quarter-length portrait of the artist seated to the right (also unfinished), executed circa 1782 and now in The National Portrait Gallery, London.

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