#george romney
Portrait of Mrs. Mary Pemberton, half-length (c.1780). George Romney (English, 1734-1802). Oil on canvas.
The sitter was born in 1756 and was the daughter of Thomas Wale and Louisa Rodolphina von Rahten. In 1780 she married Thomas Pemberton at Shelford and lived at Shelworth.
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Serena Reading (c.1780-1785). George Romney (English, 1734-1802). Oil on canvas. Harris Museum & Art Gallery.
Serena Reading shows the heroine from a poem called ‘Triumphs of Temper’ by William Hayley, a close friend of Romney. The poem tells how Serena became so engrossed in a book that she read all through the night. Daylight is breaking and her candle has burnt down.
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Cassandra Raving
- (Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act 2, Scene 2)
- Series/Portfolio: The American edition of Boydell’s Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare
- Engraver: Francis Legat (British, Edinburgh 1755–1809 London)
- Artist: After George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria)
- Publisher: Originally published by John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786–1804)
- Publisher: Reissued by Shearjashub Spooner (American, Brandon, Vermont 1809–1859 Plainfield, New Jersey)
Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: first published 1795; reissued 1852
Medium: Etching and engraving
