Begun in 1803 and published in 1809, this biography of George Romney (1734-1802) was the first work to examine the character and artistic contribution of this celebrated portraitist. A close friend and patron of the painter, the author William Hayley (1745-1820) presents a frank and sometimes unflattering depiction of Romney's private and professional life and his personal idiosyncrasies. The candid nature of the work quickly attracted the attention of the reading public, yet Hayley's account so offended Romney's son John ...
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Begun in 1803 and published in 1809, this biography of George Romney (1734-1802) was the first work to examine the character and artistic contribution of this celebrated portraitist. A close friend and patron of the painter, the author William Hayley (1745-1820) presents a frank and sometimes unflattering depiction of Romney's private and professional life and his personal idiosyncrasies. The candid nature of the work quickly attracted the attention of the reading public, yet Hayley's account so offended Romney's son John that it prompted him to produce his Memoirs of the Life and Works of George Romney (1830), which is also reissued in this series. Enhanced by the addition of an appendix containing the verse epistles that Hayley addressed to Romney, the present work sheds much light on the art world and patronage in Britain during the long eighteenth century.
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Add this copy of Life of George Romney, Esq to cart. $456.94, good condition, Sold by Besleys Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Diss, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1809 by T. Payne.
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William Blake and Others. Good. No Jacket. 28.0 x 21.0 Cm. pp. (18), 416. 12 copper engravings including "Sketch of the Shipwreck after Romney" by William Blake. Contemporary full mottled calf with gilt decoration and lettering to spine, all edges gilt. Extremities rubbed, front free end paper detached. A little sporadic foxing.
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