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George Romney
A large family piece (c. 1768)
oil on canvas
185.8 × 202.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1959
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A large family piece
(c. 1768)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
185.8 × 202.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1959
Gallery location
17th to 18th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Exhibited in 1768 at London’s Free Society of Artists, Romney’s portrait of the Leigh family is a highly accomplished example of the artist’s skills as a portraitist. The group in this painting comprises Mr Jarret Leigh (1724–69), who was a proctor in Doctors’ Commons and an amateur artist, with his wife and six children. The family’s fine attire, the furnishings and the neoclassical-style setting attest to Leigh’s status as a prosperous middle-class gentleman.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
338-5
Department
International Painting
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Portraits Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
baskets (containers) children (people by age group) families (kinship groups) full-length figures group portraits kneeling parents seated figures