Sir Thomas Lawrence
(1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal AcademySitter in 25 portraits
Artist associated with 696 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 Sir Thomas Lawrence
pastel on vellum, 1786
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pastel, 1786
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pastel, circa 1788
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pastel on vellum, 1788-1789
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after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and wax crayon on paper, circa 1830-1839, based on a work of circa 1790-1795
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1790
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, exhibited 1792
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1793
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1793-1796
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Thomas Holcroft; William Godwin
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil with black and red chalk, 1794
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1795
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, 1795
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, 1799
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
chalk, circa 1799
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attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil, circa 1800
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1800-1804
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1802-1803
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studio of Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, before 1830, based on a work of 1803
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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
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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
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1806-1810
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
chalk on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1807
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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
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1811
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by Richard Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1812, based on a work exhibited in circa 1812
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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
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after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1815, based on a work of 1815
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by Johann Paul Georg Fischer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, before 1875, based on a work of 1815
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by Thomas Wyon Jr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
silver medal with ribbon, 1816
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by Thomas Wyon Jr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
silver medal, 1816
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1817
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John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Baron Bloomfield
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1819
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1820
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Anne Wellesley (née Hill), Countess of Mornington
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and red crayon, circa 1820
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
chalk on canvas, circa 1820
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after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1821
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Pierce Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
enamel on copper, 1845, based on a work exhibited in 1822
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by George Swendale, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on millboard, 1829, based on a work exhibited in 1822
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by Charles Muss, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
enamel on bombé copper panel, 1823
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by William Brockedon, probably after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and chalk, 1823-1849
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Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1824
NPG 4875
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on panel, 1825
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence, and completed by Richard Evans
oil on canvas, circa 1825
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1825
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by Richard Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, late 1820s, based on a work of circa 1825
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
chalk, circa 1825
NPG 400
studio of Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1828, based on a work of 1826
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, exhibited 1827
NPG 1804
begun by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on panel, 1828
NPG 692
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1829
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7032
Related People
- Mary Isabella Bloxam (niece)
- Susan Bloxham (niece)
- Lucy Lawrence (née Read) (mother)
- Thomas Lawrence (father)
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