Portrait of Jane Hoskyns

Portrait of Jane Hoskyns by George Romney: The sitter married Sir John Read in 1774, who also sat for a portrait by the artist…

What to notice

In Portrait of Jane Hoskyns, start with classical, portrait, figurative. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: Born in Lancashire, Romney first apprenticed in his father’s cabinetmaker’s shop.

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The sitter married Sir John Read in 1774, who also sat for a portrait by the artist in 1788. Born in Lancashire, Romney first apprenticed in his father’s cabinetmaker’s shop. He worked in the north of England until 1762, when he settled in London.