Who created "Figure Studies"?

Figure Studies was created by George Romney in c. late 1770s.

When was "Figure Studies" created?

This artwork was created c. late 1770s.

Is "Figure Studies" in the public domain?

Yes, Figure Studies is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Figure Studies

Q: What medium is "Figure Studies"?

Figure Studies is Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream laid paper.

George Romney

c. late 1770s

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream laid paper

Dimensions

12 × 18.6 cm (4 3/4 × 7 3/8 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

112196

About the Artist

George Romney · 1734–1802

George Romney (1734–1802) was a British portrait painter who, alongside Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough, formed the triumvirate of great English portraitists in the second half of the eighteenth century. Born in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, he received his early training from the itinerant portrait painter Christopher Steele before moving to London in 1762. Romney quickly establishe...

Figure Studies

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