© Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Serena Reading
Artist: George Romney (1734 - 1802)
Location: Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Date: circa 1780 - 1785
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 152.5 x 120.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £12,000 (Total: £77,894; tax remission)
Vendor: Through Sotheby's
Review number: 5440 (2004)
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by John Christian Curwen, Workington Hall; by descent; private collection.
Description:
Seated woman shown in profile, reading at a table by candlelight. Depicts Serena, the heroine of the poem 'Triumphs of Temper' by the artist's friend and biographer William Hayley (1745-1820), a lady of the sweetest temper and constant good humour who is rewarded by a happy marriage. The character became a role model for fashionable ladies of the time, and was the subject of several other works by the artist.
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