George Romney, (Beckside 1734-1802 Kendal)

Portrait of Henry Barnes (1702-1793), known as 'Secondary Barnes', Clerk of the Errors in the Court of Common Pleas

Portrait of Henry Barnes (1702-1793), known as 'Secondary Barnes', Clerk of the Errors in the Court of Common Pleas
bears signature 'G. Romney. Pinxit' (lower left) and bears inscription and date 'HENRY BARNES/ Secondary of the Court Cn PLeas/ 1768' (upper left)
oil on canvas
77.2 x 64.2cm (30 3/8 x 25 1/4in).

Provenance
The sitter, and thence by descent to
Mr G. Barnes, by whom given to his distant cousin

Literature
R. Cumberland, 'Memoirs of George Romney', European Magazine, June 1803, no. 43, p. 421
H. Ward and W. Roberts, Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay with a Catalogue Raisonné of his Works, London, 1904, p. 7
A. Chamberlain, George Romney, London, 1910, p. 50
D.A. Cross, A Striking Likeness: The Life of George Romney, Aldershot, 2000 p. 29
D.A. Cross, 'George Romney: The Earliest Biography of 2002', Transactions of the Romney Society, 2004, vol. 9, p. 14
A. Kidson, George Romney. A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, London, 2015, p.50. cat. no. 52, ill.

See the note for lot 9.