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.
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, based on a work from the mid 19th century
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by Samuel Cousins, published by Walter Benjamin Tiffin, published by Rittner and Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 22 April 1830
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by William Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1769-1830)
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by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by Joseph Grozer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by William Humphrey, published by Edward Lacey, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, circa 1775-1800
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Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) in the character of Zara
by John Raphael Smith, published by and after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 18 June 1783
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by and published by Edmund Scott, after Sir Thomas Lawrence, after John Charles Lochée
stipple, published 7 April 1788
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by and published by Thomas Ryder, published by S. Watts, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 24 April 1789
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by and published by Thomas Ryder, published by S. Watts, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 24 April 1789
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Edmund Scott, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple, published 1789
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by William Skelton, published by Thomas Cadell the Elder, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 16 April 1790
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Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured stipple engraving, (1790)
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William Wildman Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington
by Charles Knight, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (circa 1791)
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after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (circa 1791)
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after Sir Thomas Lawrence
photograph of painting, (1792-1793)
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Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Bull & Jeffryes, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1792
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John Tracy, 7th Viscount Tracy
by Charles Knight, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, 1792 or after
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Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
photogravure of a stipple engraving, (1792)
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by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by J.F. Tomkins, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1792
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Related People
- Mary Isabella Bloxam (niece)
- Susan Bloxham (niece)
- Lucy Lawrence (née Read) (mother)
- Thomas Lawrence (father)
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