Study for Mirth and Melancholy
Study for Mirth and Melancholy

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Study for Mirth and Melancholy,

ca. 1788

George Romney, 1734–1802; born Dalton-in-Furness, United Kingdom; died Kendal, United Kingdom
x1948-1640

Information

Title
Study for Mirth and Melancholy
Dates

ca. 1788

Maker
George Romney
Medium
Pen and black ink, black and gray wash over graphite
Dimensions
35.7 x 48.7 cm (14 1/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-1640
Culture
British
Type
drawings, sketches, studies (visual works)
Materials
laid paper, ink, wash, graphite
Subject
personification, figures (representations), women

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