Old Age
Old Age
Old Age
Old Age
Old Age
Old Age

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Old Age,

1794

George Romney, 1734–1802; born Dalton-in-Furness, United Kingdom; died Kendal, United Kingdom
1996-243

Information

Title
Old Age
Dates

1794

Maker
George Romney
Medium
Recto: Soft graphite Verso: Brown wash over graphite
Dimensions
13.1 x 19.2 cm. (5 3/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Forbes Magazine Collection: Steve Forbes, Class of 1970, and Christopher Forbes, Class of 1972
Object Number
1996-243
Inscription
in graphite and partly erased, verso upper center: Infamy and Old Age | Janvier 1794 in graphite, verso upper left: 789 in graphite, upper left: 869
Culture
British
Type
drawings
Materials
wash, wove paper, graphite
Subject
groups of people, ill, children (people by age group), men, figures (representations), women

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