Guise of a Mortal

George Romney, the painter, had a muse in the guise of a mortal. Her name was Emma, Lady Hamilton. Born in 1761, she was such a delightful model for Romney that he painted and sketched her many times, and here shown are but a few examples. One can certainly understand his obsession and see what he saw in her.

Above, Romney's most well-known painting of Emma, 1785

Above, Emma as Circe, 1782

'Nature'

Emma as a bacchante