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George Romney

British, 1734-1802

Lady Hamilton as "Serena" Reading a Newspaper

Lady Hamilton as "Serena" Reading a Newspaper

Lady Hamilton as "Serena" Reading a Newspaper, 1782-1786 or 1791

oil on canvas

overall: 35 1/2 x 27 3/8 inches (90.17 x 69.53 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Seymour H. Knox Fund, through special gifts to the fund by Mrs. Marjorie Knox Campbell, Mrs. Dorothy Knox Rogers and Mr. Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1945

1945:2.4

Provenance:

given to William Hayley by the artist, 1798;
given to Hayley's cousin and legatee, Captain G. Godfrey;
sold by Godfrey's grandson, Mr. Knight Watson, at auction, London, 1888;
Thomas Agnew and Sons, London;
collection of J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York, by 1895;
Knoedler & Co., New York;
purchased from Knoedler & Co. by Albright Art Gallery, May 28, 1945

Object Classifications:

Paintings

Oil painting

Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms

Portrait of Lady Bentinck, ca. 1780-ca. 1799

George Romney