Colonel Robert Abercrombie
1788
Colonel Robert Abercrombie cuts a dashing figure here, sporting a vibrant green coat with gleaming gold buttons and a perfectly powdered wig that screams late 18th-century fashion. George Romney, one of the most sought-after portraitists of his day, captured the confident swagger of the British elite in 1788. While Romney is famously obsessed with painting his muse Emma Hamilton hundreds of times, he made his living painting wealthy officers and aristocrats like Abercrombie. The visible cracking on the surface adds a lovely texture, showing just how much history this canvas has held.
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