Portrait of Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Bt

George Romney (1734 - 1802)

Wallington

1784 - 1788

Portrait of Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Bt (1734-1828). In 1787, whilst probably still working on Sir John Trevelyan's portrait, he wrote 'This cursed portrait painting! How I am shackled by it! I am determined to live frugally, that I may enable myself to cut it short, as soon as I am tolerably independent, and then give my mind up to those delightful regions of the imagination.'

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 100 x 62 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £22500 ( Total: £90,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1992
• Vendor: Christopher Gibbs

Provenance

Nettlecombe Court,Somerset.

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