Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Title:
Study of a Clouded Moonlit Sky
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 6 3/4 inches (11.1 × 17.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "F"; lower left: "[...] Romney"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.677
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
night | landscape | study (visual work) | sky | moon | moonlight
Currently On View:
On view at the Yale University Art Gallery
Exhibition History:
Romney: Brilliant Contrasts in Georgian England (Yale University Art Gallery, 2025-03-28 - 2025-09-14)

George Romney (1734-1802) (Walker Art Gallery, 2002-02-07 - 2002-04-28)

George Romney (1734-1802) (National Portrait Gallery, 2002-05-30 - 2002-08-18)

George Romney (1734-1802) (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2002-09-15 - 2002-12-01)
Publications:
Alex Kidson, George Romney, 1734-1802, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2002, p. 216, no. 134, NJ18 R65 K53 2002 (YCBA)

Alex Kidson, Romney Since 2002, Transactions of the Romney Society, vol. 9, 2004, p. 26, NJ18 R65 T7 2004 (YCBA
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5727