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National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Study of Miranda for "The Tempest"

George Romney

Date
c. 1786
Medium
pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 50.2 x 31.3 cm (19 3/4 x 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.151
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • literary and theatrical themes
  • secular
  • Miranda
  • The Tempest
Provenance

Alfred de Pass (Lugt undesc); Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro; (Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1985-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

by later hand, center verso in brown ink: No. 40; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: The Tempest; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 35

NGA object ID 76132. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.