Sir Thomas Lawrence
(1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal AcademyRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 25 portraits
Artist associated with 698 portraits
Beginning as a child prodigy working in pastels, the gifted Lawrence eventually succeeded Reynolds as Britain's greatest portrait painter, With the temperament and flair to capture the glamour of the age, Lawrence created the image of Regency high-society with dazzling brushwork and an innovative use of colour. His international reputation was ensured when the Prince Regent commissioned portraits of all the foreign leaders involved in the downfall of Napoleon. Lawrence was appointed President of the Royal Academy in 1820.
by William Brockedon
pencil, 1820-1830
NPG 2515(21)
by Richard Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, late 1820s, based on a work of circa 1825
NPG 260
by Edward Hodges Baily
marble bust, 1830
NPG 239
by Samuel Parker, after Edward Hodges Baily
bronze medallion, 1830
NPG 1507
by Scipio Clint, after Samuel Joseph, and Edward Hodges Baily
copper medal, 1830
NPG 4278
by Unknown artist
plaster cast of right hand, 1830
NPG 1634a
by Samuel Cousins, published by Walter Benjamin Tiffin, published by Rittner and Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 22 April 1830
NPG 1634b
by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D10716
by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D36021
by Unknown artist
mezzotint, published circa 1825
NPG D37214
by William Giller, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, (circa 1825)
NPG D3552
The Private Sitting Room of Sir Thomas Lawrence
published for Archibald Keightley
aquatint, published December 1830
NPG D37049
by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co
lithograph, published April 1830
NPG D37213
printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir William Charles Ross
lithograph, published 1 February 1830
NPG D37215
by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1830s
NPG D37216
Sir Thomas Lawrence ('The Private Sitting Room of Sir Thos. Lawrence')
published by Archibald Keightley
etching and aquatint, published December 1830
NPG D37219
by Samuel Cousins, published by Walter Benjamin Tiffin, published by Rittner and Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 22 April 1830
NPG D38513
by and published by Charles Turner
mezzotint, published 1 February 1830
NPG D20029
by Thomas Anthony Dean, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1831
NPG D37218
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, and Molteno & Graves, and Moon, Boys & Graves, and Walter Benjamin Tiffin, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1831
NPG D18112
Sir Thomas Lawrence; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (on reverse)
by George Gammon Adams, after Edward Hodges Baily, and after Sir Thomas Lawrence
bronze medal, 1860
NPG D2921
by Sir George Scharf
pencil, 24 November 1865
NPG D37217
by George Thomas Doo, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1877 (circa 1786)
NPG D14640
by Samuel Cousins, published by Walter Benjamin Tiffin, published by Rittner and Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 22 April 1830
NPG D20071
Related People
- Mary Isabella Bloxam (niece)
- Susan Bloxham (niece)
- Lucy Lawrence (née Read) (mother)
- Thomas Lawrence (father)
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