Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), Writer and divine; author of 'Tristram Shandy'
Sitter in 16 portraits
Writer and curate of Coxwold, Yorkshire, and author of the humorous Tristram Shandy (1759-67) and A Sentimental Journey (1768). His work, filled with obscene language and ridicule of public figures, earned him both celebrity and scorn in literary circles.
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1760
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5019
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1760
NPG 2022
by Louis Carrogis ('Louis de Carmontelle')
watercolour, circa 1762
NPG 2785
by Joseph Nollekens
marble bust, circa 1766
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1891
by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D21363
by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D2980
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1836 (1760)
NPG D4315
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1836 (1760)
NPG D14596
by William Holl Sr, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, (1760)
NPG D42129
possibly by Abraham Wivell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D18836
by Edward Fisher, printed for Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1760)
NPG D20401
by Henry Bone, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
pencil and ink drawing squared in ink for transfer, September 1814 (1760)
NPG D17533
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1836 (1760)
NPG D4314
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1836 (1760)
NPG D4316
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1836 (1760)
NPG D19360
Shandy Hall, York, North Yorkshire
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