Romney, and the writer has attempted to make it as complete and accurate as possible. Frequent use has been made of the earlier biographies by his son, the Rev. John Romney, and his bosom friend, William Hayley, as these, in spite of their prolixity, contain by far the fullest details of Romney spersonal history. The life of a painter who is completely wrapped up in his art, as Romney was, is usually an uneventful one; but it is, nevertheless, when the painter in question is a man of genius, of very real interest to those who have come under his spell. By many Romney is still regarded merely as the man who painted and loved Lady Hamilton and deserted his own wife for more than thirty years an inaccurate and exaggerated summary of his life, based upon insufficient knowledge. This point of view the writer has attempted to dispel by placing in their true perspective the many good qualities of his character, qualities which more than counterbalanced his less worthy ones. The second part deals with Romney shabits and methods of work, while the third is concerned with him as an artist, and with the position he holds in the Knglish school of painting A number of the portraits and pictures chosen to illustrate Romney sart are here reproduced for the first time from photographs of the original paintings, thanks to the kindness of the owners. A mong them to mention only a few may be noted four of the five pictures from Lord Lathom scollection, theS erena Reading belonging toM ajor Thurlow, theM(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don"t occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books" Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made