English artist involved in printmaking and watercolour (1785-1863)

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Benjamin Franklin. Stipple engraving by J. Romney after G. M. Brighty after M. Chamberlin, 1762.

Two homeless orphans (a girl and a young woman) singing ballads to a family. Engraving by J. Romney after W. Gill.

Two women consulting a fortune-teller. Engraving by J. Romney after T. Stothard.

Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving by J. Romney.

John Howard, full-length portrait. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1817, after G. M. Brighty.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1821, after Meyron.

The execution of Joachim Murat in Pizzo, Calabria on October 13, 1815. Line engraving with etching by J. Romney after G.M. Brighty, 1816.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Etching by J. Romney after G. M. Brighty, 1817.

Abraham Cowley. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1809, after Sir P. Lely.

Saint Francis of Assisi, holding a skull, contemplating a crucifix. Etching by J. Romney, 1814.

Richard Mead. Etching by J. Romney, 1817, after A. Ramsay.

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John Romney

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Images by John Romney

Works from the collections

The execution of Joachim Murat in Pizzo, Calabria on October 13, 1815. Line engraving with etching by J. Romney after G.M. Brighty, 1816.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1821, after Meyron.

Richard Mead. Etching by J. Romney, 1817, after A. Ramsay.

Two women consulting a fortune-teller. Engraving by J. Romney after T. Stothard.

Abraham Cowley. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1809, after Sir P. Lely.

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