Admiral Viscount Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton in the Studio of George

This oil painting shows the fictional scene of Emma, Lady Hamilton meeting Lord Nelson in Romney’s studio. She is seated for her portrait wearing a full pink skirt under a tightly fitted blue jacket trimmed with pink ribbons and draped in a matching filmy blue shawl. Her face, under a large black hat, is turned away from Romney as she gazes up at Lord Nelson, who stands by her. The artist Romney waits patiently in the background with his brush poised in front of his canvas. Signed ‘W Brakespeare’. In the original gilt frame. English, 1883.

Estimate:£12,500

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