Portrait of Georgiana, Lady Greville

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Maker


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)

Object Number

P.1947.LF.344

Mode of Acquisition

Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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

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