Portrait of Maria and Catherine, the Daughters of Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

Portrait of Maria and Catherine, Daughters of Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, from 1783 at Yale depicts the children of the Lord Chancellor. Double portraits of aristocratic children were popular commissions that showcased the artist's ability to capture youthful character and sibling bonds. Romney's oil handling was distinguished by fluid, rapidly applied strokes and an instinctive sense of elegant silhouette, producing portraits of apparent effortlessness that concealed careful...

The two sisters are linked through composition and shared illumination, their individual features and characters differentiated within Romney's warm, harmonious palette.