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The Gower Family, 1777. Recto: Brush and brown ink, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, edge mounted to cream card; verso: Graphite on ivory laid paper edge mounted to cream card.
Recto: Brush and brown ink, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, edge mounted to cream card; verso: Graphite on ivory laid paper edge mounted to cream card · 14.4 × 12 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- The Gower Family
- Artist
- George Romney English, 1734-1802
- Date
- 1777
- Medium
- Recto: Brush and brown ink, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, edge mounted to cream card; verso: Graphite on ivory laid paper edge mounted to cream card
- Dimensions
- 14.4 × 12 cm (5 11/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Celia and David Hilliard
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1734–1802
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.