George Romney (1734-1802)
Study for Fortune Telling (recto); River landscape with figures on the bank (verso)
Pencil (recto); pencil, black chalk and grey wash (verso), with watermark of fleur-de-lys surmounted by a crown
35.5 x 36.9cm; 14 x 14½in
This is one of a number of drawings known for Romney's Fortune Telling. However, there is only a fragment of the unfinished oil extant, depicting Emma Hamilton, now in the Tate, London (no.N00312) (see A. Kidson, George Romney A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings (New Haven and London, 2015), p.680, no.1491). We are grateful to Alex Kidson for confirming the attribution of the present work on the basis of photographs.
George Romney (1734-1802)
Study for Fortune Telling (recto); River landscape with figures on the bank (verso)
Pencil (recto); pencil, black chalk and grey wash (verso), with watermark of fleur-de-lys surmounted by a crown
35.5 x 36.9cm; 14 x 14½in
This is one of a number of drawings known for Romney's Fortune Telling. However, there is only a fragment of the unfinished oil extant, depicting Emma Hamilton, now in the Tate, London (no.N00312) (see A. Kidson, George Romney A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings (New Haven and London, 2015), p.680, no.1491). We are grateful to Alex Kidson for confirming the attribution of the present work on the basis of photographs.
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