File:George Romney, Sir William Hamilton, 1783-1784, NGA 52277.jpg
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Summary
George Romney: Sir William Hamilton
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| Artist |
George Romney |
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| Title |
Sir William Hamilton |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre |
portrait  |
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| Description |
Noted as given by the sitter in 1789 to his nephew, the Hon. Charles Francis Greville [1749-1809];[1] (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 31 March 1810, no. 41); probably bought on behalf of the Hon. Robert Fulke Greville [1751-1824], brother of Charles Francis Greville; bequest to his wife, Louisa, Countess of Mansfield [d. 1843]; by inheritance to their daughter, Lady Louisa Greville [d. 1883], wife of the Reverend the Hon. Daniel Finch-Hatton [1795-1866], rector of Great Weldon and chaplain to the queen; by descent to Nigel Finch-Hatton [1859-1937]. (Asher Wertheimer, London), by 1917;[3] sold 1917 to (M. Knoedler & Co., London and New York); purchased 1918 by Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; gift by 1937 to his daughter, Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969), New York; bequest 1970 to NGA. |
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| Date | between 1783 and 1784 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
overall: 76.8 x 65.1 cm (30 1/4 x 25 5/8 in.) framed: 95.3 x 82.6 x 6 cm (37 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.) |
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| Collection |
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| Accession number |
1970.17.133 |
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| Credit line | Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
National Gallery of Art artwork ID: 52277 |
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| Source/Photographer |
https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/52277
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