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Associated People Romney, George, 1734–1802

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1. Journal and notebook kept during a tour through France and Italy in 1773.

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Creator:
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Date:
1773
Physical Description:
1 volume (approximately 42 leaves) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Account book of George Romney with his banker, Thomas Greene.

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Creator:
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Date:
1788 August 19-1798 April 6
Physical Description:
1 v. ([18] p.) ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Manuscript daybook for George Romney, in the hand of Richard Williams.

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Creator:
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Date:
1794-1796
Physical Description:
1 volume ([4], 85, [57] pages) (many pages blank) ; 41 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The life of George Romney / by William Hayley, Esq.

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Creator:
Hayley, William, 1745–1820
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
[2], 2, [4], 416 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971

5. A poetical epistle to an eminent painter ... By William Hayley, Esq.

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Creator:
Hayley, William, 1745–1820
Date:
1779
Physical Description:
3 p.., [3]-84 p., 1 leaf. 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A catalogue of the collection of pictures, reserved after the death of that celebrated and elegant painter, Romney, as some of the most capital of his productions : by his son, the Rev. John Romney, deceased, in pursuance of whose Will they are now sold : they comprise the ... Picture of Mirth and Melancholy, King Lear, and other historical and poetical subjects : ... portraits of Lady Hamilton and Mrs. Billington : Portrait of Hayley, the last picture painted by Romney : the collection of pictures and studies by old Masters, including fine Heads by Rembrandt, Vandyke, and Dobson : a pair of spirited sketches by Rubens : copies from Titian, &c. : among the books are works of Montfaucon, Picart, the Galleries of Dusseldorf and Crozat : and other book of prints and works of art : also, the small collection of modern pictures of William Dowden, Esq., for who they were mostly executed by the artists : comprising some capital pictures by Morland : a small picture by Wilson, &c., and a few drawings by Morland : also, a pair of small Italian copies of The Belvidere Apollo and The Venus di Medicis : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Christie, at their great room, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, May the 9th, 1834, and following day at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson, & Christie
Date:
1834
Physical Description:
pages ; cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Memoirs of the life and works of George Romney : including various letters, and testimonies to his genius, &c. : also, some particulars of the life of Peter Romney, his brother ... / by the Rev. John Romney, B.D. formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.

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Creator:
Romney, John, 1758–1832
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
xii, 332 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971