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Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

Creator: George Romney
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Painted for the sitter's husband, Sir Uvedale Price (1747-1829), 1st Baronet, Foxley, Herfordshire, England; William Rathbone Greg (1809-1881), London, England; Acquired by descent to the family; Newhouse Galleries, New York, NY; Mr. and Mrs. F. Howard Walsh, Fort Worth, Texas; Walsh Family Art Trust Heritage Auctions

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	England
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	oil on canvas
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	1774
Styles / Movements:	Realism
Book References:	Thomas Humphry Ward and W. Roberts, Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay with a catalogue raisonné of his works, vol. 2 (London, 1904),
Catalog References:	George Paston, George Romney (London, 1903), p. 197. Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower, George Romney (London, 1904), p. 124, no. 319.
News references:	This work represents one of Romney's best work that is not currently in a museum. It's of a beautiful sitter, depicted in the height of fashion. If there was Vogue magazine in 1770.. Lady Caroline Price by George Romney would be on the cover
Incollect Reference #:	182083

Dimensions

W.	24.5 in;	H.	29.5 in;
W.	62.23 cm;	H.	74.93 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.