George Romney
Around 1771–72, Oil paint on canvas, 96 x 84 cm
Viscount Lee of Fareham bequest, 1947
George Romney painted this portrait around the time Georgiana Peachey married the politician Lord Greville. It was the artist’s first aristocratic commission. The sitter wears fine outdoor clothing and a fashionable headdress that express her wealth and high social status. She looks away modestly, as was thought appropriate for a young noble woman. Georgiana died on her first wedding anniversary, aged 19, a few days after giving birth.
Photo Ⓒ The Courtauld