2 OF 11

Charles Lamb

2 of 11 portraits of Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb

by William Hazlitt
oil on canvas, 1804
30 in. x 24 1/2 in. (762 mm x 622 mm)
Purchased, 1878
Primary Collection
NPG 507

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Charles Lamb (1775-1834), Essayist and poet. Sitter in 11 portraits.

Artistback to top

William Hazlitt (1778-1830), Essayist, journalist and critic. Artist of 1 portrait, Sitter in 4 portraits.

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This affectionate portrait shows Lamb dressed as Velázquez's Philip IV. It was one of the last portraits Hazlitt painted before dedicating himself to writing.

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Holmes, Richard, Insights: The Romantic Poets and Their Circle, 2005, p. 58
Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 37
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 360
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 303
Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantic Icons, 1999, p. 65
Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantic Icons, 1999, p. 65