#Romanticist

Terracotta Bust of William Hayley Thomas Alphonso Hayley, 1780–1800, William Hayley, 1795, Terracotta, Yale Center for British Art, The Gift of Charles Ryskamp, B2002.6. In September 1795 Tom recalled in a letter: “in the beginning of this year, I modeled a small full-face medallion of my father, for which Mr. Romney did me the honour to give me five guineas.” This is almost certainly the portrait medallion Thomas described and is one of only two surviving pieces of sculpture from his hand; the other, a plaster medallion of George Romney, is now in the collection of the West Sussex Records Office, UK. https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:50821

In our intro to bit.ly/HayleyEssays, Mark Crosby & I explain William Hayley’s significance, discuss the book’s chapters & point to research still to be done (there’s LOADS!). So, if you’re an #18thC-ist, or a #Romanticist looking for a new research project/focus, check out bit.ly/HonestChronicler.

25 Propositions about the New Romanticism This article would normally be behind a paywall.

“But when I dug deeply into the history of the original #Romanticist movement, circa 1800, I stopped laughing. The more I probed, the more I was convinced that this provided a blueprint for countering the overreach of #technology …” open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...

Daft selfie of Lisa grinning, with the text HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME on her forehead, an image of the book jacket plastered over part of her face, and a big white arrow pointing to the book title

In our intro to bit.ly/HayleyEssays, Mark Crosby & I explain William Hayley’s significance, discuss the book’s chapters & point to research still to be done (there’s LOADS!). So, if you’re an #18thC-ist, or a #Romanticist looking for a new research project/focus, check out bit.ly/HonestChronicler.

Book jacket. Text reads Top left: Palgrave studies in life writing Series editors: Clare Brant • Max Saunders Centre: William Hayley A Biographer’s Influence on Life Writing and Romantic Networks in the Long Eighteenth Century Edited by Lisa Gee • Mark Crosby Bottom right: Palgrave macmillan Image: Full length picture showing (l-r) George Romney (self portrait) peering impishly into the frame, William Hayley standing side on head turned to face the viewer. He’s tall, has an imperious expression under shortish grey hair, is wearing a long dark blue cape, grey trousers and his right hand holds a walking stick. John Flaxman(who comes up to Hayley’s shoulder looks at him while working on a large grey bust. In front of him, the height of Flaxman’s shoulder,. and facing away from us, is Tom Hayley, wearing a red waistcoat over a white/cream shirt, knee length britches, white socks or spats and brown shoes. His hair is brown and touches his shoulder George Romney, 1734–1802, John Flaxman Modeling the Bust of William Hayley, 1795 to 1796, Oil on canvas, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1981.25.538.

In our intro to bit.ly/HayleyEssays, Mark Crosby & I explain William Hayley’s significance, discuss the book’s chapters & point to research still to be done (there’s LOADS!). So, if you’re an #18thC-st or a #Romanticist looking for a new project/research idea, check out bit.ly/HonestChronicler.