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Figure Studies

A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream laid paper.
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  • A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream laid paper.

Date:

c. late 1770s

Artist:

George Romney
English, 1734-1802

About this artwork

This sheet of studies was removed from a sketchbook and shows the influence of ancient Roman sculptural reliefs. The two multi-figured scenes depict some form of ritual or sacrifice, the nature of which has not been convincingly identified. The large female figure on the left is a motif George Romney used numerous times in his society portraits, in which his subject is posed outdoors leaning on a plinth in classical dress.
The vibrancy, immediacy, and rapid-fire execution of the drawing suggest that it was made after Romney’s two-year stay in Italy (1773–75).

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

George Romney

Title

Figure Studies

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1775–1800

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream laid paper

Dimensions

12 × 18.6 cm (4 3/4 × 7 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.1215

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