Oil paint on canvas
Tate Britain
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/george-romney-457" aria-label="More by George Romney" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">George Romney</a>
A Lady in a Brown Dress Parsons Daughter
Purchased 1879
adults
body
head / face
individuals: female
people
portraits
woman
<p>George Romney was one of London’s most fashionable portraitists. He was particularly admired for the charm and simplicity of his female portraits. He chose not to exhibit his works publicly after 1772, instead relying on word of mouth for private commissions. Romney became known for his virtuoso ‘performances’ at sittings, quickly painting the sitters’ likeness directly onto the canvas. This painting demonstrates the artist’s loose, expressive brushwork. We do not know the identity of the sitter, but later, in the second half of the 19th century the work became widely known as ‘The Parson’s Daughter’.</p><p><em>Gallery label, February 2024</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
26 September 2022
26 September 2022
2022-09-26
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2022-09-26
Gallery 15
Collection based display
A Lady in a Brown Dress: ‘The Parson’s Daughter’
support: 648 × 648 mm
frame: 839 × 841 × 88 mm
Purchased 1879
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<p>George Romney was one of London’s most fashionable portraitists. He was particularly admired for the charm and simplicity of his female portraits. He chose not to exhibit his works publicly after 1772, instead relying on word of mouth for private commissions. Romney became known for his virtuoso ‘performances’ at sittings, quickly painting the sitters’ likeness directly onto the canvas. This painting demonstrates the artist’s loose, expressive brushwork. We do not know the identity of the sitter, but later, in the second half of the 19th century the work became widely known as ‘The Parson’s Daughter’. </p>
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adults body head / face individuals: female people portraits woman