| Portrait of Amelia Opie | |
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| Artist | John Opie |
| Year | 1798 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Dimensions | 74.3 cm× 62.6 cm(29.3 in× 24.6 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Portrait of Amelia Opie is a 1798 portrait painting by the British artist John Opie depicting his wife Amelia Opie, a noted writer and abolitionist. [1] It was painted the year the couple married. [2] The Cornish-born John Opie was a noted portraitist of the late Georgian era. After his death in 1807 Amelia became a quaker known for her role in good causes. Today the painting is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, having been acquired in 1887. [3] It has been describe as "one the finest portraits of the era, rivalling in expression Reynolds' Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse ". [4]
