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GEORGE ROMNEY (DALTON-IN-FURNESS 1734-1802 KENDAL)
Study of two figures, possibly Hector and Andromache
with a letter verso 'was then in Italy ... did not/ know who he was - I hope/ your lady wife will forgive/ me for taking such a liberty -/ and that nothing unpleasant/ happened'
pencil, on paper with a partial Britannia watermark
734 x 618 in. (19.7 x 15.6 cm.)
Provenance
John Brooks Buxton, from whom purchased by the present owner.
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This drawing is likely to date from the late 1760s to early 1770s. It does not appear to relate to a finished painting, but may well depict Andromache pleading with Hector not to go into battle, a subject Romney seems to have considered, but never developed.
We are grateful to Alex Kidson for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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