George Romney
Sir William Hamilton
178376.8 x 65.1 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Literature
Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 510
Provenance
Noted as given by the sitter in 1789 to his nephew, the Hon. Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809)
sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 31 March 1810, nr. 41
probably bought on behalf of the Hon. Robert Fulke Greville (1751-1824), brother of Charles Francis Greville
bequest to his wife, Louisa, Countess of Mansfield (died 1843)
by inheritance to their daughter, Lady Louisa Greville (died 1883), wife of the Reverend the Hon. Daniel Hatton (1795-1866), rector of Great Weldon and chaplain to the queen
by descent to Nigel Hatton (1859-1937)
with Asher Wertheimer, London, by 1917
sold 1917 to M. Knoedler & Co., London and New York
purchased 1918 by Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
gift by 1937 to his daughter, Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901-1969), New York
bequest 1970 to NGA
Other works by George Romney
Self-Portrait
Lady Hamilton as 'Nature'
1782
1782
Lady Elizabeth Stanley, Countess of Derby
Adam Walker and his family
1796-1801
1796-1801
Portrait of Mrs Harriet Greer