George Romney
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price, 1774
Oil on canvas
29 1/2 × 24 3/5 in / 74.9 × 62.5 cm
$ 1,495,000.00
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Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of it's covers. The...
Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in
the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one
of it's covers. The work exudes a dignified, refined, upscale regal elegance. The sitter's grand hat reminds us of the Sir Joshua Reynolds grand portraits
Romney's
renown as a portraitist of socially-elite individuals is well
documented by his sitter books, which survive for the years 1776 to
1795. It is possible that this painting of Lady Caroline Price dates to
this period, or shortly before it, as the sitter married Sir Uvedale
Price in 1774. The youngest daughter of George Carpenter, First Earl of
Tyrconnell, Lady Caroline Carpenter was born in 1755. Her husband was a
prominent writer and landscape designer who was one of the chief
aestheticians of the Picturesque movement in landscape design. Lord and
Lady Price hosted distinguished parties at their Foxley home,
entertaining such luminaries as Sheridan, Charles James Fox, Samuel
Rogers, and Wordsworth
Along with Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence, George Romney was one of the most prominent portraitists of the eighteenth century. His paintings such as the present work are characterized by fashionable costume, beautiful color, and graceful brushwork. Sitting with a sense of poise befitting her stature, Lady Price modestly averts her gaze to her right. Her white ruffled bodice is quickly and expertly described with masterful brushstrokes. Light pours into the space, playing off of the rich texture of the lady's plumed, blue ribbon hat. br We offer international shipping. Ask about it
the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one
of it's covers. The work exudes a dignified, refined, upscale regal elegance. The sitter's grand hat reminds us of the Sir Joshua Reynolds grand portraits
Romney's
renown as a portraitist of socially-elite individuals is well
documented by his sitter books, which survive for the years 1776 to
1795. It is possible that this painting of Lady Caroline Price dates to
this period, or shortly before it, as the sitter married Sir Uvedale
Price in 1774. The youngest daughter of George Carpenter, First Earl of
Tyrconnell, Lady Caroline Carpenter was born in 1755. Her husband was a
prominent writer and landscape designer who was one of the chief
aestheticians of the Picturesque movement in landscape design. Lord and
Lady Price hosted distinguished parties at their Foxley home,
entertaining such luminaries as Sheridan, Charles James Fox, Samuel
Rogers, and Wordsworth
Along with Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence, George Romney was one of the most prominent portraitists of the eighteenth century. His paintings such as the present work are characterized by fashionable costume, beautiful color, and graceful brushwork. Sitting with a sense of poise befitting her stature, Lady Price modestly averts her gaze to her right. Her white ruffled bodice is quickly and expertly described with masterful brushstrokes. Light pours into the space, playing off of the rich texture of the lady's plumed, blue ribbon hat. br We offer international shipping. Ask about it
Provenance
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 decent to the family;
Newhouse Galleries, New York, NY;
Mr. and Mrs. F. Howard Walsh, Fort Worth, Texas;
Walsh Family Art Trust
Exhibitions
Royal Academy, London, 'Old Masters Exhibition', 1891, no. 27Literature
Thomas Humphry Ward and W. Roberts, Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay with a catalogue raisonné of his works, vol. 2 (London, 1904), p. 127.Hilda Gamlin, George Romney and His Art (London, 1894), p. 107.
Sir Herbert Maxwell, George Romney (London, 1902), p. 187, no. 319.
George Paston, George Romney (London, 1903), p. 197.
Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower, George Romney (London, 1904), p. 124, no. 319.