Portrait of Amelia Opie
| Portrait of Amelia Opie | |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Opie |
| Year | 1798 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Dimensions | 74.3 cm × 62.6 cm (29.3 in × 24.6 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Portrait of Amelia Opie is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the British artist John Opie depicting his wife Amelia Opie, a noted writer and abolitionist. It was created in 1798.[1] It was painted the year the couple married.[2] The Cornish-born John Opie was a noted portraitist of the late Georgian era. After his death in 1807 Amelia became a quaker known for her role in good causes. Today the painting is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, having been acquired in 1887.[3] It has been describe as "one the finest portraits of the era, rivalling in expression Reynolds' Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse".[4]
References
- ^ Bray p.118
- ^ Walker p.376-77
- ^ "NPG 765; Amelia Opie - Portrait Extended - National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ Burwick p.238
Bibliography
- Bray, Joe. The Portrait in Fiction of the Romantic Period. Routledge, 2016.
- Burwick, Frederick. A History of Romantic Literature. John Wiley & Sons, 2019.
- Walker, Richard John Boileau. Regency Portraits, Volume 1. National Portrait Gallery, 1985.