Lawrence, Sir Thomas

The Duke of Wellington, Robert Peel and Joseph Banks are among the sitters in these prints after Sir Thomas Lawrence, which ...

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The Duke of Wellington, Robert Peel and Joseph Banks are among the sitters in these prints after Sir Thomas Lawrence, which carried his portraits far beyond the painted originals. Lawrence (1769–1830) was a leading British portrait painter, and the engraved likenesses here, dated from about 1830 to 1870, show his images living on after his death. The Marquess of Wellesley and the Marquess of Anglesey join the statesmen, Samuel Rogers, Thomas Campbell and Thomas Moore form a literary group, with Finden associated with some of the engravings, and Princess Amelia and an image of infancy widen the range. Some portraits are paired with historical vignettes.

The Duke of Wellington, Robert Peel and Joseph Banks are among the sitters in these prints after Sir Thomas Lawrence, which carried his portraits far beyond the painted originals. Lawrence (1769–1830) was a leading British portrait painter, and the engraved likenesses here, dated from about 1830 to 1870, show his images living on after his death. The Marquess of Wellesley and the Marquess of Anglesey join the statesmen, Samuel Rogers, Thomas Campbell and Thomas Moore form a literary group, with Finden associated with some of the engravings, and Princess Amelia and an image of infancy widen the range. Some portraits are paired with historical vignettes.

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