Those delightful regions of imagination : essays on George Romney / edited by Alex Kidson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kidson, Alex.

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

Yale Center for British Art.

Walker Art Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery

Series:

Studies in British art ; v. 9.

Studies in British art ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romney, George, 1734-1802.

Romney, George.

Portrait painting, English--18th century.

Portrait painting, English.

Physical Description:

290 pages, 25 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Essays on George Romney

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, Yale Center for British Art [by] Yale University Press, [publisher not identified], 2002.

Summary:

This collection of writings by specialists from many disciplines explores a wide range of topics relating to English painter George Romney (1734-1802). The contributors to the book address not only Romney's personality and artistic practice, but also aspects of the cultural context of his work, such as its relation to theater and its diffusion through prints. Key essays discuss the central themes of the artist's work, his rivalry with Sir Joshua Reynolds, and his painting technique. Alex Kidson offers in the introduction a survey of previous writings about Romney and their impact on the artist's reputation two centuries after his death.

Contents:

Writing about Romney / Alex Kidson

The 'admiral of the blues': Romney, depression and creativity / David A. Cross

'Persons and property': Romney's society portraiture / Nadia Tscherny

Factions and fictions: Romney, Reynolds and the politics of patronage / Martin Postle

Romney's 'peculiar powers for historical and ideal painting' / William L. Pressly

Romney's theatricality / Shearer West

Antiquity, mortality and melancholy in Romney's portraiture / Robyn Asleson

Romney's drawings and academic tradition / Yvonne Romney Dixon

Miss Sarah Rodbard: a case study of Romney's painting materials and techniques / Helen Brett

A reluctant communicator: George Romney and the print market with a chronological list of plates after George Romney / David Alexander.

Notes:

"This book accompanies a major bicentenary exhibition of George Romney's work, organized by the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, in conjunction with the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0300094582

OCLC:

48932754