Early Life, Family and Training Born on 26 December 1734 in Beckside, Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, George Romney entered a world of practical craftsmanship. He was the third of eleven children born to John Romney, a cabinet maker, and Anne Simpson. His early years were shaped by the domestic rhythms of a large family in the Northwest of England. While he attended school at nearby Dendron, his formal education was brief. He was withd…