Portrait of Georgiana, Lady Greville
Maker
(Artists)
1734-1802
1734-1802
Title
Portrait of Georgiana, Lady Greville
Date of Production
c. 1771-72
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 76.2 cm (canvas)
Width: 63.5 cm (canvas)
Width: 63.5 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1947.LF.344
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
George Romney painted this portrait around the time Georgiana Peachey married the politician Lord Greville. It was the artist’s first aristocratic commission. The sitter wears fine outdoor clothing and a fashionable headdress that express her wealth and high social status. She looks away modestly, as was thought appropriate for a young noblewoman. Georgiana died on her first wedding anniversary, aged 19, a few days after giving birth.
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
Exhibition History
George Romney, National Portrait Gallery, London, 30/05/2002-18/08/2002
The Gilbert, Courtauld and Wernher Collections, London & England, 07/01/1998-03/02/1998
The Gilbert, Courtauld and Wernher Collections, London & England, 07/01/1998-03/02/1998
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