Sir Thomas Lawrence
(1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal AcademySitter 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.
Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1804
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 244
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, exhibited 1804
NPG 45
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1805
NPG 5185
James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury
by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on copper, 1807, based on a work of circa 1806
NPG 6291
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1806-1810
NPG L268
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
chalk on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1807
NPG 3955
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1809-1810
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 891
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
replica by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1810
NPG 746
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1811
NPG 390
by Richard Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1812, based on a work exhibited in circa 1812
NPG 374
Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1812
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6171
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and wash, 1820-1838, based on a work of 1814-1820
NPG 3886
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1815, based on a work of 1815
NPG 2503
by Johann Paul Georg Fischer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, before 1875, based on a work of 1815
NPG 6295
by Thomas Wyon Jr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
silver medal with ribbon, 1816
NPG 5579
by Thomas Wyon Jr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
silver medal, 1816
NPG 5575
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1817
NPG 671
John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Baron Bloomfield
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1819
NPG 1408
Related People
- Mary Isabella Bloxam (niece)
- Susan Bloxham (niece)
- Lucy Lawrence (née Read) (mother)
- Thomas Lawrence (father)
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