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George Romney
The Romney Society is dedicated to learning about eighteenth- century art and artists, in particular George Romney. Through a programme of lectures, visits and publications, the Society considers the visual arts of the time and the lives and achievements of artists. If you share our interest in the period you would be very welcome to join the Society and get involved.
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Mrs Elizabeth Yorke

30/6/2025
Chairman of the Romney Society Glyn Hopkin shares this image of Mrs Elizabeth Yorke, painted in 1787. During the removal of several layers of old varnish.


Members are requested to please check that their memberships are up to date.

About George Romney

Find out more about the artist George Romney, we also provide a biography and bibliography
About George Romney

Sketchbooks

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Romney used sketchbooks all his life and over fifty survive in public collections around the world. The Society aims to bring as many as possible onto this web site and the first three via Abbott & Holder are shown here​.
Romney Sketchbooks

Events

We are pleased to announce the first set lectures of the 2025-26 season. The first of these is:

Friday 3 October 2025 at 11.30am at South Lakes Foyer (95 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4RA)
Dr Katherine Gazzard (Curator of Art, Royal Museums Greenwich) will speak on ‘Naval Gazing: Portraiture and the Royal Navy in the Long Eighteenth Century’
2025 / 2026 Lectures

Transactions

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Transactions are issued annually to all members. They usually contain four or five original and illustrated articles on aspects of 18th century art. They contain the Essay Prize for that year whenever the prize is awarded.
Romney Society Transactions

Some examples of George Romney's work

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The following Companies and Museums are associated with, or members of, the Romney Society
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Art Institute Chicago
Gainsboroughs House Sudbury
Taft Museum of Art Ohio
Wordsworth Trust
Barber Institute Birmingham
Getty Research Institute LA
Protest Humanities Index Kentucky
Yale Center for British Art New Haven
Royal Academy of Arts London
Huntington Library San Marino
Thomas J Watson Library The Met NYC
Victoria and Albert Museum London
David Wade Fine Art Harrogate
British Museum London
Kendal Library
National Portrait Gallery London
Guildhall Library London
Sackler Library Oxford
Clark Institute Library Williamstown
Lakeland Arts Trust
Thomas Cooper Library South Carolina
National Museum of Wales Cardiff
Ingalls Library Cleveland Museum of Art
Frick Art Reference Library NYC
Iniversitats Bibliothek Heidelberg
Abbott and Holder London
Tate Gallery London
Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge
Harvard Art Museum Fogg
Courtauld Institute of Art London
Hirsch Library MFA Houston
Paul Mellon Centre London
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  • Home
  • News
  • Events
  • George Romney
    • About the Artist
    • Biography
    • Sketch Books >
      • Kendal Town Hall Sketch Book
      • Abbot Hall Art Gallery Sketch Book No2
      • A&H Sketch Book 1
      • A&H Sketch Book 2
      • A&H Sketch Book 3
    • Bibliography
    • Missing Romneys
    • Where to see
    • Work examples
  • The Society
    • The Romney Society
    • Previous Lectures
    • Publications
    • Transactions
    • Links
    • Do I own a Romney
    • Officers
    • Join
  • Contact