Art, literature & history
Mr. Forbes
c. 1780/1790
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 76.4 x 63.5 cm (30 1/16 x 25 in.) framed: 94.3 x 81.9 x 7.6 cm (37 1/8 x 32 1/4 x 3 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1954.14.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
George Romney. Mr. Forbes. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Mr. Forbes — George Romney. c. 1780/1790.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 76.4 x 63.5 cm (30 1/16 x 25 in.) framed: 94.3 x 81.9 x 7.6 cm (37 1/8 x 32 1/4 x 3 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1954.14.1. Gift of Pauline Sabin Davis.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.