George Romney

Ariadne's Gallery holds 220 works by George Romney, made between 1750 and 1811. Most belong to Rococo and Romanticism. The most common genres are portrait, sketch and study and self-portrait. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke nostalgia and sadness.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 41 (collection average 34)
Joy: 45 (collection average 46)
Tension: 45 (collection average 48)
Anger: 20 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 54 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 43 (collection average 48)
Interest: 58 (collection average 57)

Styles

Rococo (2,857)
Romanticism (10,906)

Artworks (200 of 220)

George Stucley Buck, 1750 — Interest 65, Joy 56, Nostalgia 55
A Hand Holding a Letter, 1757 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Sarah Ley, Mrs Richard Tickell (1770–after 1817), 1759 — Nostalgia 69, Interest 67, Joy 60
Thomas Hutton Rawlinson (1712–1769), 1759 — Sadness 39, Tension 50, Anger 24
Captain Robert Banks (b.1734), 1760 — Joy 52, Sadness 28, Tension 42
Margaret Messenger (b.1737), Mrs Walter Strickland, 1760 — Sadness 50, Interest 55, Nostalgia 40
Mary Rawlinson, 1760 — Sadness 46, Interest 65, Joy 50
Reverend Daniel Wilson, 1760 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 60, Tension 60
Walter Strickland (1729–1761), 1760 — Sadness 41, Nostalgia 50, Joy 44
Alderman Thomas Wilson, Mayor of Kendal (1763–1764), 1761 — Wonder 70, Joy 71, Nostalgia 65
The Artist's Brother James, Holding a Candle, 1761 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Jacob Morland of Capplethwaite, 1763 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 60
The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec, 1759, 1763 — Sadness 84, Anger 65, Nostalgia 80
Thomas Greene, 1763 — Joy 55, Interest 60, Nostalgia 45
Mrs Margaret Ainslie, 1764 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
James Ainslie, 1765 — Anger 50, Sadness 56, Tension 60
Mary Hutton Rawlinson (1772–1786), 1765 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 55
Unknown man, formerly known as Peter Romney, 1765 — Anger 45, Sadness 55, Nostalgia 60
Abraham Rawlinson (1738–1803), MP, of Ellel Hall, near Lancaster, 1767 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Portrait of a Boy, 1767 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Portrait of a Flag Officer, 1767 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Nostalgia 60
Thomas Rackett the Younger (1756–1840), 1768 — Anger 34, Sadness 44, Nostalgia 55
Mary Bold (1740–1824), Mrs Thomas Hunt III, 1769 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
Mrs Richard Cumberland and her Son Charles, 1770 — Sadness 55, Tension 65, Nostalgia 60
Mary Moser, 1771 — Sadness 50, Interest 55, Nostalgia 41
Abraham Rawlinson (1709–1780), 1772 — Wonder 55, Interest 60, Tension 50
Ann Verelst (1751–1823), 1772 — Wonder 65, Joy 66, Nostalgia 60
Georgiana, Lady Greville, 1772 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
Mr and Mrs William Lindow, 1772 — Sadness 50, Interest 55, Nostalgia 40
Elizabeth (c.1760–1826), Viscountess Bulkeley, as Hebe, 1775 — Interest 85, Joy 85, Wonder 80
Mrs Thomas Rackett (c.1734–1800), 1776 — Nostalgia 70, Interest 68, Joy 60
Richard Cumberland, 1776 — Sadness 55, Tension 65, Nostalgia 60
Thomas Rackett the Elder (c.1725–1799), 1776 — Sadness 50, Anger 35, Nostalgia 55
George Parker (1755–1842), 4th Earl of Macclesfield, 1777 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 60
Miss Vernon as Hebe, 1777 — Interest 75, Joy 60, Wonder 49
Sir Thomas Rumbold (1736–1791), Bt, 1777 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
The Gower Family. The Children of Granville, 2nd Earl Gower, 1777 — Interest 65, Nostalgia 55, Joy 50
Admiral John Forbes (1714–1796), 1778 — Wonder 55, Interest 61, Joy 51
Charlotte Bettesworth (c.1755–1841), Mrs John Sargent, 1778 — Joy 61, Nostalgia 48, Interest 52
Elizabeth, Countess of Craven, Later Margravine of Anspach, 1778 — Interest 75, Wonder 69, Joy 70
Jane Maxwell (c.1749–1812), Duchess of Gordon, Wife of the 4th Duke of Gordon, with her Son, George Duncan (1770–1836), Marquess of Huntly, Later 5th Duke of Gordon, 1778 — Sadness 75, Nostalgia 80, Tension 61
John W. Oglander (c.1737–1794), Warden of New College (1768–1794), 1778 — Interest 64, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Joseph Allen (1713–1796), 1778 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
Anne, Countess of Albemarle, and Her Son, 1779 — Wonder 55, Joy 51, Interest 60
Anthony Todd, Postmaster General, 1779 — Tension 50, Wonder 50, Joy 45
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Stuart (1753–1801), 1779 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 55
Peregrine Cust (1723–1785), MP, 1779 — Nostalgia 62, Sadness 50, Tension 60
The Beaumont Family, 1779 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Admiral Sir Charles Hardy (c.1716–1780), 1780 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Dr Edmund Law, Bishop of Carlisle (1769–1787), 1780 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 64, Wonder 40
James Clitherow (1731–1805), 1780 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 60
James Macpherson, 1780 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
John Satterthwaite, 1780 — Sadness 39, Interest 60, Joy 45
Lady Emilia Kerr, 1780 — Sadness 75, Nostalgia 69, Tension 65
Midshipman George Cumberland, 1780 — Joy 60, Wonder 60, Interest 66
Mrs Beal Bonnell, 1780 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 60, Tension 50
Mrs Johnstone and her Son, 1780 — Sadness 55, Tension 66, Nostalgia 59
Mrs Musters, 1780 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Tension 55
Portrait of a Young Man of the Maynard Family, 1780 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 48, Joy 55
The Honourable Anne Louisa Bertie (1747–1841), Lady Stuart, 1780 — Sadness 50, Interest 60, Wonder 50
Mary Bootle (d.1813), Mrs Wilbraham Bootle, 1781 — Sadness 75, Nostalgia 70, Tension 65
Michael Russell, Agent Victualler of Dover, 1781 — Sadness 85, Nostalgia 80, Tension 75
Miss Hariot Milles, 1781 — Interest 65, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Mrs Christian Cunninghame, 1781 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 70, Tension 60
Mrs Mary Robinson, 'Perdita', 1781 — Nostalgia 70, Interest 68, Joy 60
Philip Yorke (1757–1834), 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, KG, MP, FRS, FSA, 1781 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Captain William Peere Williams, 1782 — Tension 55, Sadness 35, Anger 20
Emma Hart (c.1765–1815), Lady Hamilton, as Circe, 1782 — Nostalgia 60, Anger 35, Interest 65
John Smith (1703–1787), 1782 — Interest 65, Joy 50, Sadness 30
Lady Elizabeth (Scot) Lindsay (1763–1858), Countess of Hardwicke, 1782 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 60, Tension 54
Lady Hamilton as Circe, 1782 — Sadness 85, Nostalgia 80, Tension 76
Miss Martindale, 1782 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Sadness 34
The Right Honourable Charles Philip Yorke (1764–1834), 1782 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Wonder 55
William Beckford (1760–1844), 1782 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 56
Admiral Sir Francis Geary (1709–1796), 1783 — Wonder 55, Tension 50, Interest 55
Anne, Lady Holte (1734–1799), 1783 — Wonder 55, Interest 60, Joy 50
David Murray (1727–1796), Viscount Stormont, 1783 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 45
Frances Bankes (1756–1847), Lady Brownlow, with Her Son, The Honourable John Cust (1779–1853), Later 1st Earl Brownlow, GCH, FRS, MP, 1783 — Nostalgia 60, Sadness 46, Interest 65
John Moore (1730–1805), Archbishop of Canterbury, 1783 — Sadness 40, Interest 55, Joy 41
William Pitt the Younger, 1783 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 56
George Evelyn Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth (1758–1808), 1784 — Anger 35, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55
George Romney, 1784 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Sadness 45
Henry Hoare, Esq. of Mitcham Grove, Surrey (1750–1828), 1784 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 60
Jemima Yorke (1763–1804), Mrs Reginald Pole-Carew, 1784 — Nostalgia 70, Sadness 54, Interest 55
Lydia Henrietta Malortie (1754–1816), Mrs Henry Hoare, 1784 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 40, Joy 35
Mrs Bracebridge and Her Daughter Mary, 1784 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 65, Tension 55
Mrs Newbery, 1784 — Nostalgia 72, Interest 69, Joy 63
Mrs Siddons, 1784 — Nostalgia 69, Interest 65, Sadness 44
Portrait of a Gentleman, 1784 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Sarah Rodbard (c.1765–1795), 1784 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
A Lady in a Brown Dress. 'The Parson's Daughter', 1785 — Joy 45, Nostalgia 45, Interest 50
Emma, Lady Hamilton, 1785 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
Emma, Lady Hamilton, 1785 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
Harry Peckham, Esq. (1740–1787), Recorder of Chichester (1785), 1785 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Nostalgia 55
Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell of Inverneil and Ross (1739–1791), KB, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Madras, 1785 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Mrs Mary Oliver (1763–1845), 1785 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 48, Joy 55
Serena Reading, 1785 — Wonder 69, Joy 70, Interest 70
Sir Henry Bayly (1744–1812), 3rd Bt, 9th Baron Paget, Later 1st Earl of Uxbridge of the Second Creation, Holding Copper Ore from the Mona Mine, 1785 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Sir Robert John Buxton, 1st Bt, 1785 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
The Honourable Charlotte Clive (1762–1795), 1785 — Interest 69, Joy 60, Nostalgia 45
Thomas Alphonso Hayley (1780–1800), 1785 — Interest 64, Joy 55, Nostalgia 51
Dr John Matthews, 1786 — Nostalgia 55, Wonder 50, Sadness 35
Emma Hart (1765–1815), as Miranda, 1786 — Wonder 90, Interest 90, Joy 90
Emma Hart (c.1761–1815), Later Lady Hamilton, 1786 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Sadness 45
Emma Hart at Prayer, 1786 — Nostalgia 69, Interest 71, Joy 65
Esther Taubman, née Christian, 1786 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Nostalgia 55
Lady Hamilton as Cassandra, 1786 — Sadness 75, Nostalgia 70, Tension 65
Mrs John Matthews, 1786 — Nostalgia 75, Interest 70, Joy 60
Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham, 1786 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 46, Joy 55
The Honourable Reverend Anchitel Grey (1774–1833), as a Boy, 1786 — Joy 45, Interest 50, Anger 10
Vice-Admiral George Darby (c.1720–1790), 1786 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 55
Charles Agar (1736–1809), Earl of Normanton, 1787 — Joy 50, Tension 39, Sadness 25
Charles Jenkinson (1727–1808), 1st Lord Hawkesbury (1780), afterwards Created 1st Earl of Liverpool (1796), 1787 — Joy 50, Tension 45, Sadness 27
Dorothea Bland (1762–1816), 'Mrs Jordan', as 'Peggy' in 'The Country Girl', 1787 — Nostalgia 61, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Major-General James Stuart (c.1735–1793), Commander-in-Chief in Madras, 1787 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Mrs Crouch, 1787 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 75, Tension 65
The Lady Rouse Boughton, 1787 — Joy 50, Interest 60, Wonder 45
Captain William Bentinck (1764–1813), 1788 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 40, Interest 50
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, 1788 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 42, Tension 40
Lady Altamont, 1788 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 41, Anger 10
Percivall Pott (1713–1788), 1788 — Sadness 55, Tension 65, Nostalgia 60
Portrait of a Gentleman, 1788 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Robert Raikes, 1788 — Nostalgia 68, Interest 65, Sadness 45
Sir John Trevelyan (1734–1828), 4th Bt, 1788 — Sadness 70, Anger 51, Nostalgia 65
Sir John Trevelyan (1761–1846), 5th Bt, 1788 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 44, Joy 55
The Honourable Edward Ward (1753–1812), 1788 — Joy 50, Interest 55, Anger 10
Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley (1734–1790), 1788 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Nostalgia 55
John Wesley (1703–1791), 1789 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Sadness 35
Mary McDonald Chichester (1768–1825), Wife of Thomas Hugh Clifford Constable, 1789 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Mirth and Melancholy (Miss Wallis, Later Mrs James Campbell), 1789 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Sadness 30
Mrs Mark Currie, 1789 — Nostalgia 68, Interest 67, Joy 58
Mrs Robert Trotter of Bush, 1789 — Nostalgia 66, Interest 67, Joy 58
Charles Fanshawe (1742–1814), 1790 — Tension 51, Joy 45, Sadness 30
Lady Henrietta Cavendish-Bentinck (1737–1827), Countess of Stamford, 1790 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
Reverend Oliver Marton, Vicar of Lancaster (1767–1794), 1790 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Thomas Alphonso Hayley as 'Puck', 1790 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 50
Brigadier-General Lawrence Nilson (1734–1811), 1791 — Wonder 59, Interest 66, Tension 55
George Harry Grey (1737–1819), 5th Earl of Stamford, 1791 — Anger 35, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55
Lady Henrietta Cavendish-Bentinck (1737–1827), Countess of Stamford, 1791 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
William Frederick (1776–1834), 2nd Duke of Gloucester, 1791 — Interest 75, Joy 65, Wonder 60
William Paley, 1791 — Joy 79, Interest 75, Wonder 60
Emma Hart (c.1765–1815), Lady Hamilton, as Calypso, 1792 — Nostalgia 65, Anger 40, Interest 70
Lord Ducie, 1792 — Joy 60, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Tom Hayley as Robin Goodfellow, 1792 — Interest 70, Nostalgia 56, Joy 55
Anna Maria Hunt (c.1771–1861), the Honourable Mrs Charles Agar Bagenal, 1793 — Nostalgia 60, Joy 55, Interest 60
George Harry, Lord Grey of Groby (1765–1845), Later 6th Earl of Stamford, 1793 — Anger 50, Sadness 56, Tension 60
Lady Louisa Theodosia Hervey (1767–1821), Countess of Liverpool, 1793 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 60, Interest 56
Richard Pennant (1737–1808), Baron Penrhyn of Penrhyn, 1793 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
John Flaxman; Thomas Alphonso Hayley, 1795 — Sadness 44, Joy 36, Interest 50
Master Richard Meyler, 1795, Aged 3 or 4, 1795 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 75, Tension 70
Sir Archibald Macdonald, 1795 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 46, Joy 55
Thomas Noel-Hill (1770–1832), 2nd Baron Berwick of Attingham, 1795 — Joy 59, Interest 65, Wonder 56
Warren Hastings (1732–1818), Governor General of Fort William, Bengal (1774–1785), 1795 — Anger 45, Sadness 50, Nostalgia 60
David Scott, MP, of Dunninald, 1796 — Sadness 46, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Edward Smallwell (1721–1799), Bishop of Oxford, 1796 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 60, Wonder 46
Euseby Cleaver (1746–1819), Archbishop of Dublin, 1796 — Anger 50, Sadness 55, Tension 60
The Four Friends, 1796 — Joy 80, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Captain John Taubman III (1746–1822), 1799 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 40, Sadness 25
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck (1738–1809), Duke of Portland, 1799 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Adam Walker and his family, 1801 — Wonder 50, Joy 45, Nostalgia 46
Henry Bayly Paget (1744–1812), 1st Earl of Uxbridge, Aged 67, 1811 — Anger 35, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55
A Veiled Lady — Joy 45, Nostalgia 45, Interest 50
Abraham Newland (1730–1807), Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (1782–1807) — Joy 40, Nostalgia 40, Sadness 20
Admiral Sir Hyde Parker (1714–1782), 5th Bt — Wonder 55, Interest 60, Joy 50
Anthony Todd (1716–1798) — Wonder 55, Joy 50, Interest 60
Benjamin (Thomas) Mee the Younger (1742–1796) — Tension 50, Wonder 49, Joy 45
Betsy Hodges (d.1772), Second Wife of Philip Champion de Crespigny — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Captain Arthur Forbes — Wonder 56, Joy 50, Interest 60
Captain Arthur Forbes of Culloden (1760–1803) — Wonder 55, Interest 61, Joy 50
Captain John Joseph Vernon, 3rd Dragoon Guards — Joy 65, Nostalgia 45, Tension 39
Captain, Later Admiral, Sir Hyde Parker (1739–1807) — Joy 50, Tension 46, Sadness 30
Charlotte Gunning, Later Mrs Stephen Digby — Joy 64, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Colonel James Lowther as a Young Man — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 60, Wonder 41
Dr Scales — Nostalgia 55, Sadness 40, Wonder 50
Edward Smallwell, Bishop of Oxford — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70, Anger 20
Eleanor (d.1856), Countess of Lauderdale — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75
Elizabeth Allen (Mrs Josiah Wedgwood II) (1764–1846) — Wonder 85, Interest 85, Joy 80
Frances Woodley (1760–1823), Mrs Henry Bankes II — Interest 64, Nostalgia 56, Joy 55
General Sir Archibald Campbell (1739–1791), Soldier — Anger 39, Sadness 50, Nostalgia 54
Head of an Apostle — Anger 70, Tension 80, Sadness 65
Head of an Apostle — Anger 35, Wonder 55, Tension 55
Henry Bathurst, Bishop Of Norwich (1805–1837) — Joy 69, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
Henry Woodcock (1795–1829) — Anger 35, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55
Hugh Holme, Deputy Recorder of Kendal — Anger 34, Sadness 44, Nostalgia 55
James Farrer — Sadness 69, Nostalgia 60, Tension 50
James Martin (1738–1810), MP for Tewkesbury (1776, 1780, 1784, 1790, 1796, 1802 & 1806) — Anger 49, Sadness 55, Tension 60
Jane Atkinson (1742–1823) — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 65, Tension 45
John Postlethwaite — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 39, Anger 10
John Richard West (1757–1783), 4th Earl de la Warr — Interest 60, Sadness 36, Joy 45
Judge Sir John Wilson — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70, Tension 55
Lady Emma Hamilton (1761–1815) as Cassandra — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 60
Lady Hamilton (as a Figure in 'Fortune Telling') — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 75, Tension 69
Lord James Wallace (1729–1783), Attorney General — Sadness 45, Interest 55, Joy 41
Mrs Jane Wilson, née Morland, of Capplethwaite Hall, near Sedbergh — Nostalgia 71, Interest 65, Joy 55
Mrs John Willett (1746–1815) — Nostalgia 70, Joy 66, Interest 70
Mrs Marton and Her Son Oliver — Nostalgia 62, Sadness 50, Tension 60
Mrs Stratford Canning, née Mehetebel Patrick (1777–1831), with Her Daughter Elizabeth — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Joy 55
Mrs Thompson of Kendal — Nostalgia 72, Interest 70, Joy 62
Mrs William Marwood, née Mary Goulston (1743–1807), Wife of William Marwood of Busby, near Stokesley, Yorkshire — Nostalgia 68, Joy 60, Interest 66
Portrait of a Man — Sadness 51, Nostalgia 61, Tension 60

George Romney

Emotional profile

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Artworks (200 of 220)

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