Adèle Romany (7 December 1769 – 6 June 1846) was a French painter.

Adèle Romany
Self-portrait c. 1799
Born
Jeanne Marie Mercier

7 December 1769
Died6 June 1846 (1846-06-07) (aged 76)
NationalityFrench
Other names
  • Adèle Romanée
  • Adèle de Romance
Known forPainting

Biography

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Romany was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault and is known for miniatures and portraits, especially those of people involved in performing arts. In 1790, she married the miniature painter François Antoine Romany (they later divorced). She exhibited her works from 1793 to 1808 under the name Romany in the Paris Salon, but from 1808 to 1833 under the name Romanée. In 1808, she won a gold medal of the jury.[1][2] She died in Paris, aged 76.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Coman, Sonia (2018). "A Community of Women Artists and Actresses at the End of the Ancien Régime: The Portrait of Madame Thénard mère in Hermione by Adèle Romany". S&F Online. 15 (1) – via LGBTQ+ Source.
  2. ^ a b Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-989991-3.
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