Online Auction 21183Dramas of Light and Land: The Martyn Gregory Collection of British Art
GEORGE ROMNEY (DALTON-IN-FURNESS 1734-1802 KENDAL)
Lot 62

GEORGE ROMNEY (DALTON-IN-FURNESS 1734-1802 KENDAL)

Study of two figures, possibly Hector and Andromache

Closed24 March 2022

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GBP 756

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GEORGE ROMNEY (DALTON-IN-FURNESS 1734-1802 KENDAL)
Study of two figures, possibly Hector and Andromache
with a letter verso 'was then in Italy ... did not/ know who he was - I hope/ your lady wife will forgive/ me for taking such a liberty -/ and that nothing unpleasant/ happened'
pencil, on paper with a partial Britannia watermark
7 3⁄4 x 6 1⁄8 in. (19.7 x 15.6 cm.)

John Brooks Buxton, from whom purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

This drawing is likely to date from the late 1760s to early 1770s. It does not appear to relate to a finished painting, but may well depict Andromache pleading with Hector not to go into battle, a subject Romney seems to have considered, but never developed.
We are grateful to Alex Kidson for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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