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This black commemorative plaque records: ROMNEY'S HOUSE. The portrait painter George Romney, 1734 - 1802, served his apprenticeship in Kendal to Christopher Steele in a studio in Redman's Yard. He married Mary Abbot in Kendal Parish Church. After seven years he left for a career in London and became one of the foremost portrait painters of his day. In 1799 ill health brought him back to his wife who cared for him in this house until after his death. Recorded plaque organisation: Kendal Civic Society.
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- Alexander P Kapp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrew Abbott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Rogers, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Roger Templeman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Karl and Ali, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michael Graham, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Sutcliffe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Green, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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