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Hi all I bought this today, a 1920 print by Ellen JOWETT, printed by frost and reed,this is a lovely print of lady Hamilton and her hound .
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Posted 2 years ago
Bitsnbobs1…
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Hi all I bought this today, a 1920 print by Ellen JOWETT, printed by frost and reed,this is a lovely print of lady Hamilton and her hound .
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Hey, Bitsnbobs123.a. Cool. :-)
When I first read the description, I wondered whether it was THE (in)famous Lady Hamilton, and it appears that it is.
This is an "after" painting, that is to say, the artist was giving their impression of a painting by another artist, in this case, one by the famous George Romney. It was a pretty common practice.
Romney was very taken with Lady Hamilton as a subject, and painted her many times.
Here is the Romney portrait in question:
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Artist George Romney, 'Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante', 1785.
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https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/artist-george-romney-lady-hamilton-as-a-bacchante-1785-a-news-photo/593234687
About Ellen Jowett:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG205056
About Emma Lady Hamilton:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emma-Lady-Hamilton
Thank you