GEORGE ROMNEY (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from George RomneyHelped him in the compilation of his book more particularly to Mr. Lawrence Romney, the painters great-grandson, who has given him more valuable information and assistance than he can acknowledge at all adequately. He has also to thank Mr. Ernest H. Hare, who kindly undertook to draw up the List of Modern Engravings after Romney, Mr. J. Graham Keniou, the honorary secretary of the Liverpool Royal Institution, who has given every facility for the study and photographing of the cartoons in his charge, Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower, Mr. W. Roberts, Mr. W. Sichel, and others, who, from time to time, have corresponded with the writer on details in connection with Romneys life or paintings, and, lastly, to the editor of the series in which this book is published, Dr. James H. W. Laing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,