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Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was an English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy. He was a child prodigy, a Romantic artist, and a favourite of the Prince Regent.
Learn about the life and work of Sir Thomas Lawrence, the leading British portrait painter of the early 19th century. Find out his connections to slavery and abolition, and see his paintings in the National Gallery collection.
Learn about the life and works of Thomas Lawrence, a child prodigy who became a leading portraitist of the Regency era. See his self-portrait, his royal commissions, and his love affairs in this biography and art gallery.
- British
- April 13, 1769
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- January 7, 1830
Sir Thomas Lawrence was a painter and draftsman who was the most fashionable English portrait painter of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the son of an innkeeper who owned the Black Bear at Devizes, where the young Lawrence won a reputation as a prodigy for his profile portraits in.
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Sir Thomas Lawrence was a child prodigy who became the leading British portrait painter of his generation and was elected President of the Royal Academy in 1820. Born in Bristol in 1769, Lawrence entered the Royal Academy Schools aged 18 and was elected a Royal Academician just six years later.
Learn about the life and work of Sir Thomas Lawrence, a child prodigy and the fourth president of the Royal Academy. He painted portraits of royalty and celebrities, such as George, Prince Regent, and Sally Siddons.
Oct 21, 2010 · Learn about the life and work of Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830), the most famous portraitist of his day, who captured the beauty, elegance, and glamour of the Regency era. Explore his portraits of royalty, celebrities, and military heroes, as well as his drawings and studio practices.
