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Other articles where George Romney is discussed: United States presidential election of 1968: Background: George Romney announced his candidacy for the presidency. Many believed New York’s governor, Nelson Rockefeller, might also be a challenger, and George Wallace, former Democratic governor of Alabama and a segregationist during his tenure, began hinting of his interest in the office.
George Romney. George Romney (Dalton in Furness, 1734 – Kendal, 1802) è stato un pittore inglese.. Apprezzato ritrattista, si trasferì a Londra nel 1762, dopo un periodo di apprendistato presso Christopher Steele.Nel periodo 1764-1773 visitò Parigi e varie città italiane. Nel 1773, insieme a Ozias Humphrey in Italia ove strinse amicizia con Heinrich Füssli.
George W. Romney was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, on July 8, 1907, and served as governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1968. President Richard M. Nixon appointed Romney secretary of housing and urban development in 1969, and Romney remained in that post until 1973.
George Romney nació el 15 de diciembre de 1734 en Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, hijo del ebanista John Romney. Murió el 15 de noviembre de 1802 en Kendal, Westmorland. A finales del siglo XVIII, Romney es considerado un pintor de retratos moderno; había adquirido una reputación particularmente alta dentro de la sociedad británica.
George Romney es uno de los más conocidos retratistas ingleses del siglo XVIII, junto a Reynolds. Sir Joshua Reynolds . Pintor neoclásico inglés, destacó como retratista, rivalizando con Gainsborough. Se le considera el creador de la Manera Inglesa.
George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, 26 de dezembro de 1734 - Kendal, Westmorland, 15 de novembro de 1802) foi um pintor inglês. Ao lado de Reynolds, Gainsborough e Ramsay, Romney completa o círculo de pintores que lideraram a retratística londrina na segunda metade do século XVIII. [1]
George Romney est un peintre anglais. Il est né à Dalton-in-Furness dans le Lancashire (aujourd'hui dans le comté de Cumbria) le 26 décembre 1734 et mort à Kendal le 15 novembre 1802. En 1755, il arrive à Kendal chez son père ébéniste et apprend la peinture avec Christopher Steele (1733-1767), peintre portraitiste itinérant.
