George Romney
Mrs. Davenport
1782-8476.5 x 64 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Literature
Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 511
Provenance
Painted for the sitter's husband, Davies Davenport (1757-1837), Capesthorne, Macclesfield, Cheshire
by descent to Sir William Bromley-Davenport (1862-1949)
sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 28 July 1926, nr. 147
bought by Duveen Brothers, London and New York
purchased April 1928 by Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
deeded December 1934 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1937 to NGA
Other works by George Romney
Miss Willoughby
1781-83
1781-83
Lady Romney
mid- to late 1780s
mid- to late 1780s
Miss Mary Finch-Hatton
1788
1788
Mrs. Bryan Cooke
Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emily Bertie Pott