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Painting
James Clitherow (1766-1841)
George Romney, (Dalton-in-Furness, England, 1734 - 1802, Kendal, England)
Romney, George
England
1734 - 1802
Male
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
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Oil
Oil
1784
1784
1784
1600-1800, 18th century, George Eastman Collection, men, paintings, portraits
Painting
Romney must have been well acquainted with James Clitherow as a young man: he made two portraits of him, as well as a replica, all within a span of a year. Clitherow, who had recently graduated from Oxford at the time this portrait was made, appears thoughtful and composed, demonstrating his erudition by holding a book. Newspaper accounts describe the portrait as having been painted for a price of just over £20.
Romney directs the viewer’s focus by sketching Clitherow’s hands and stock, or neckcloth, only loosely; he concentrates instead on the details of the head, coat, and chair.
[Gallery label text, 2008]
back of original canvas, In the artist's hand? On original canvas, lost to relining November 1978. See photo of inscription in Surrogates for this record
1976.24
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