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Thomas (Sir Thomas) Lawrence

Thomas (Sir Thomas) Lawrence (1769 - 1830) was active/lived in United Kingdom, England, Europe.  Thomas Lawrence is known for Portrait painting, drawings.

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The leading portrait painter of his generation in England, and indeed arguably in Europe, Sir Thomas Lawrence was, from his early childhood, recognized as a brilliant and gifted draughtsman, and it was through his drawings that he established his initial reputation. (When he first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1787 he showed a total of seven works, all of which were drawings or pastels.) Indeed, his abilities as a draughtsman are all the more notable in that it was a skill in which he was, for the most part, self-taught.

The importance of drawing in Lawrence’s artistic process throughout his career cannot be overstated. He began each portrait painting by drawing in oiled black chalk on the canvas, and also created a large number of both preparatory studies and autonomous portrait drawings, deftly executed in red and black chalks. As Cosmo Monkhouse noted of Lawrence, ‘As a draughtsman, especially of faces and hands, he is scarcely equaled by any English artist…His most perf   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4142 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Thomas (Sir Thomas) Lawrence

   Thomas (Sir Thomas) Lawrence  Born:  1769 - Bristol, Rhiode Island
Died:   1830 - London, England
Known for:  Portrait painting, drawings
Name variants:  Sir Thomas Lawrence

The leading portrait painter of his generation in England, and indeed arguably in Europe, Sir Thomas Lawrence was, from his early childhood, recognized as a brilliant and gifted draughtsman, and it was through his drawings that he established his initial reputation. (When he first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1787 he showed a total of seven works, all of which were drawings or pastels.) Indeed, his abilities as a draughtsman are all the more notable in that it was a skill in which he was, for the most part, self-taught.

The importance of drawing in Lawrence’s artistic process throughout his career cannot be overstated. He began each portrait painting by drawing in oiled black chalk on the canvas, and also created a large number  ...  Displaying 750 of 4142 characters.

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