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George Romney

1734 - 1802

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George Romney (26 December [O.S. 15 December] 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures – including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Romney is the 1,134th most popular painter (down from 740th in 2019), the 2,440th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,453rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, George Romney ranks 1,134 out of 2,023. Before him are Albrecht Adam, Jean-François Raffaëlli, Huang Gongwang, Wilhelm von Kaulbach, Zao Wou-Ki, and Nicolas Froment. After him are Taddeo di Bartolo, Frank Dicksee, Torii Kiyonaga, Antoine Caron, Martin van Meytens, and Jenny Nyström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1734, George Romney ranks 25. Before him are Shahrokh Shah, Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Nicolaas Laurens Burman, Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti, Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin, and Francisco Bayeu y Subías. After him are Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Ralph Abercromby, Giuseppe Piermarini, Peter Perez Burdett, Robert Morris, and Thomas McKean. Among people deceased in 1802, George Romney ranks 19. Before him are Jens Juel, Jurij Vega, Prince Henry of Prussia, Giuseppe Sarti, María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, and August Batsch. After him are Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Joseph Duplessis, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, Joseph Ducreux, Thomas Girtin, and Leopold I, Prince of Lippe.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Romney ranks 2,440 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516), Jamie Vardy (1987), Penelope Wilton (1946), Joseph Butler (1692), John Baskerville (1706), and Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947). After him are Frank Dicksee (1853), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), Ronnie Biggs (1929), Samantha Eggar (1939), Ernest Payne (1884), and Tom Sharpe (1928).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, George Romney ranks 42. Before him are Vanessa Bell (1879), Walter Crane (1845), David Roberts (1796), Roger Fry (1866), George Frederic Watts (1817), and Dora Carrington (1893). After him are Frank Dicksee (1853), Robert Peake the Elder (1551), Thomas Hill (1829), Arthur Hughes (1832), Richard Wilson (1714), and George Dawe (1781).

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