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George Romney
1734-1802
Study of a Seated Woman, possibly Lady Hamilton
Brush and brown ink, over graphite, on paper.
12 1/8 x 10 11/16 inches (308 x 272 mm)
Gift of Henry P. McIlhenny.
1980.8
Notes: 

Watermark: none.

Inscription: 

Inscribed at lower right, in graphite, "Study for Lady Hamilton".

Provenance: 
Dan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J. (no mark; see Lugt S. 2066b); E.V. Thaw and Co., New York; Henry P. McIlhenny, Philadelphia, Pa.
Associated names: 

Platt, Dan Fellows, 1873-1938, former owner.
McIlhenny, Henry P., former owner.

Bibliography: 

Master Drawings, exhibition catalogue by Agnes Mongan, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, 1935, no. 80, repr. (as Lady Hamilton).
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 213.

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Romney, George
School: 
British
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints