Front matter
Reading edition
MASTERPIECES IN COLOUR
EDITED BY T. LEMAN HARE
ROMNEY
PLATE I.—THE HORSLEY CHILDREN. From the picture in the possession of Messrs. Thos. Agnew & Sons. (Frontispiece)
Few painters have rivalled Romney in expressing the simplicity and naïveté of children. These portraits of Master George and Miss Charlotte Horsley are excellent examples of his mastery of an artless pose, and of the reticence of his colour. How delightfully the flowers tell against the white dresses.
PLATE I.—THE HORSLEY CHILDREN.
ROMNEY
BY C. LEWIS HIND
ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT REPRODUCTIONS IN COLOUR
LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK NEW YORK: FREDERICK A. STOKES CO. 1907
CONTENTS
Chap.
I. Three Periods of Romney's Life
II. Romney, Reynolds, and Others
III. His Vicissitudes of Fame
IV. His Portraits in Public Galleries
V. His Portraits in Private Collections
VI. Emma, and The End
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Plate I. The Horsley Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece From the picture in the possession of Messrs. Thos. Agnew & Sons II. Sketch Portrait of Lady Hamilton From the picture in the National Gallery III. Mrs. Mark Currie From the picture in the National Gallery IV. The Parson's Daughter: a Portrait From the picture in the National Gallery V. Lady with a Child From the picture in the National Gallery VI. Mrs. Robinson—"Perdita" From the picture in the Wallace Collection VII. Miss Benedetta Ramus From the picture in the possession of the Hon. W. F. D. Smith VIII. Miss Ramus From the picture in the possession of the Hon. W. F. D. Smith
