Lady Hamilton Playing a Lyre
| Title | Lady Hamilton Playing a Lyre |
|---|---|
| Artist | George Romney |
| Date | c. 1785 18th century |
| Medium | pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on wove paper |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Lady Hamilton Playing a Lyre” is a work by George Romney, dated c. 1785. It is executed in pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on wove paper and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to c. 1785. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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