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Routledge
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Routledge
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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... Read more
1. From Woodcarver to Portraitist 1734-62 2. In London: Architect of His Own Fortune 1762-4 3. Great Newport Street 1764-73 4. ‘Egad George, We’re Bit!’ Italy and Neo-classicism 1773-5 5. Growing Reputation and ‘The Hermit of Eartham’ 1775-86 6. ‘The Man in Cavendish Square’ 1775-86 7. Patterns of Friendship 1775-86 8. John Boydell and the Closet Romance 1786-90 9. Prisons and Philanthropy 1790-92 10. The Fall of a Rebel Angel: Years of Decline 1793-6 11. ‘An Owl in the Desert’ 1796-1802
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David Cross
