Lady Hamilton Playing a Lyre
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Lady Hamilton Playing a Lyre

TitleLady Hamilton Playing a Lyre
ArtistGeorge Romney
Datec. 1785 18th century
Mediumpen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on wove paper
ClassificationDrawing
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineJulius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“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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