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Sir Thomas Lawrence

(1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy

Sitter 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.

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Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby, by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by  Bull & Jeffryes, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17080

Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby

by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Bull & Jeffryes, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1792
NPG D17080

Samuel Lysons, by Richard James Lane, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D22024

Samuel Lysons

by Richard James Lane, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, (1793)
NPG D22024

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17550

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1794 (1795)
NPG D17550

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17551

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1794 (1793)
NPG D17551

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17759

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, circa 1794 (1793)
NPG D17759

John Moore, by and published by George Keating, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D38942

John Moore

by and published by George Keating, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published December 1794 (circa 1790)
NPG D38942

Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne, by and published by Charles Knight, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D2225

Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne

by and published by Charles Knight, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1794
NPG D2225

Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, by Edward Harding, published by  E. & S. Harding, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D11004

Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie

by Edward Harding, published by E. & S. Harding, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1794 (circa 1792-1793)
NPG D11004

Mary (née Palmer), Marchioness of Thomond, by William Bond, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D14550

Mary (née Palmer), Marchioness of Thomond

by William Bond, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1794-1795)
NPG D14550

Horace Walpole, by T. Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D21326

Horace Walpole

by T. Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1795)
NPG D21326

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17287

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in pencil for transfer, 1795 (exhibited 1794)
NPG D17287

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17758

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, (1795)
NPG D17758

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, by James Heath, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D21505

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath

by James Heath, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, (circa 1795)
NPG D21505

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, by James Heath, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D14804

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath

by James Heath, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, (circa 1795)
NPG D14804

Louisa Cornwallis (née Gordon), Marchioness of Cornwallis, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17253

Louisa Cornwallis (née Gordon), Marchioness of Cornwallis

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1796 (1795)
NPG D17253

Michael Kelly, by James Neagle, published by  Alexander Hogg, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D3462

Michael Kelly

by James Neagle, published by Alexander Hogg, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, republished 16 January 1796
NPG D3462

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, by William Dickinson, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D7446

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland

by William Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1796 (1792)
NPG D7446

'The fallen angels', by William Say, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D11338

'The fallen angels'

by William Say, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, (1796-1797)
NPG D11338

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, by Joseph Collyer the Younger, published by  Darling & Thompson, published by  Thomas Simpson, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D34947

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey

by Joseph Collyer the Younger, published by Darling & Thompson, published by Thomas Simpson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1797
NPG D34947

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, by Joseph Collyer the Younger, published by  William Austin, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D34948

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey

by Joseph Collyer the Younger, published by William Austin, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 29 May 1797
NPG D34948

Sophia Lee, by William Ridley, published by  Thomas Bellamy, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D20847

Sophia Lee

by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1797
NPG D20847

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D21112

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey

by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 29 May 1797
NPG D21112

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble), by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17318

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble)

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1798 (1798)
NPG D17318

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble), by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17562

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble)

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and ink drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1798 (1798)
NPG D17562

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble), published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D41672

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble)

published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
photogravure, 1900 or before (1798)
NPG D41672

Jane Bowdler, by Robert Mitchell Meadows, published by  Richard Cruttwell, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D14180

Jane Bowdler

by Robert Mitchell Meadows, published by Richard Cruttwell, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1798
NPG D14180

Samuel Lysons, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17577

Samuel Lysons

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and ink drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1799 (1798-1799)
NPG D17577

William Pennicott, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D40144

William Pennicott

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, (1799)
NPG D40144

William Pennicott, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D3866

William Pennicott

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, (1799)
NPG D3866

Cecilia Locke, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17270

Cecilia Locke

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1800 (1797)
NPG D17270

Emily Charlotte Beauclerk (née Ogilvie), by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17273

Emily Charlotte Beauclerk (née Ogilvie)

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1800 (1795)
NPG D17273

Thomas Campbell, by James Godby, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D32572

Thomas Campbell

by James Godby, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D32572

Maria Newdegate (née Boucherett), by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D38732

Maria Newdegate (née Boucherett)

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
soft-ground etching, early 19th century
NPG D38732

John Philip Kemble as Rolla, by J.M.P., after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D3514

John Philip Kemble as Rolla

by J.M.P., after Sir Thomas Lawrence
watercolour, (circa 1800)
NPG D3514

Thomas Campbell, by James Godby, published by  John Lee, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D20316

Thomas Campbell

by James Godby, published by John Lee, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D20316

'Sir Toby Belch', by Richard James Lane, published by  Joseph Dickinson, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D21826

'Sir Toby Belch'

by Richard James Lane, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, (1800)
NPG D21826

Sarah Garay Copley (née Brunsden), Lady Lyndhurst, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17219

Sarah Garay Copley (née Brunsden), Lady Lyndhurst

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, early 19th century (1827)
NPG D17219

John Philpot Curran, by John Raphael Smith, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D34435

John Philpot Curran

by John Raphael Smith, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 27 July 1801 (1800)
NPG D34435

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, by and published by John Young, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D35205

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

by and published by John Young, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 14 February 1801 (1790s)
NPG D35205

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