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Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Biography Page One || 1-25 || 26-50 || 51-75 || 75-100 || 101-125 || 126-150 || 151-175 || 176-196 ||

Thomas Lawrence was born in Bristol on 13 April 1769, a birth year he shared with Arthur Wellesley and Napoleon Bonaparte, two men who would be responsible for shaping much of the historical period in which the artist would live and work. The future painter was the youngest surviving child of Thomas and Lucy Lawrence. The family was not wealthy; the father had been a Supervisor of Excise, but in 1772 retired due to the poor pay and instead opened the Black Bear Inn. Thomas had two brothers and two sisters: Continued..
 

	Self-Portrait as a Boy. c.1780-81. Metalpoint on vellum. 10.5 x 8 cm. The Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, UK.
	Self-Portrait as a Boy. c. 1780-81. Pencil on paper. 19 x 30.5 cm. The Trustees of the Burghley House Collection, Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK.
	Vestal Virgin. c.1780. Pastel on paper. 33 x 43 cm. Duke of Beaufort, Badminton House, Gloucetshire, UK.
	Self-Portrait as a Young Man. Oil on canvas. 151 x 128.2 cm. The Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, UK.
	Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. 1782. Pastel on paper. 30 x 24 cm. Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK. More..
	Sir Elijah Impey. 1786. Pastel on paper. 30 x 25 cm. National Portrait Gallery, London, UK.
	Henry William Bunbury. 1788. Pastel on paper. 31 x 26 cm. National Portrait Gallery, London, UK.
	Homer Reciting His Poems. 1788-1791. Oil on canvas. 95.2 x 110.4 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
	Homer Reciting His Poems. Detail. 1788-1791. Oil on canvas. 95.2 x 110.4 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
	Homer Reciting His Poems. Detail. 1788-1791. Oil on canvas. 95.2 x 110.4 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
	Homer Reciting His Poems. Detail. 1788-1791. Oil on canvas. 95.2 x 110.4 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
	Thomas Grist. 1788. Pencil and chalk on paper. 19.9 x 16.2 cm. Private collection.
	William Linley. 1789. Oil on canvas. 76.2 x 63.5 cm. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK.
	Philadelphia Hannah, Viscountess Cremorne. 1789. Oil on canvas. 241.3 x 144.8 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
	Philadelphia Hannah, Viscountess Cremorne. Detail. 1789. Oil on canvas. 241.3 x 144.8 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
	Martha Carr. c. 1789. Oil on canvas. 76.2 x 63.5 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
	Martha Carr. Detail. c. 1789. Oil on canvas. 76.2 x 63.5 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
	Mrs Mary Hamilton. 1789. 45.8 x 31.2 cm. Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, London, UK.
	Mrs Mary Hamilton. Detail. 1789. 45.8 x 31.2 cm. Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, London, UK.
	Sarah Trimmer. c. 1790. Oil on canvas. 76.2 x 63.5 cm. National Portrait Gallery, London, UK.
	Portrait of William Lock. 1790. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.
	Susanna, Countess of Oxford (1728-1804). 1790. Oil on canvas. 127 x  101.5 cm. Fyvie Castle, Turriff, Aberdeen & Grampian, UK.
	Queen Charlotte. 1790. Oil on canvas. 239.2 x  147.2 cm. National Gallery, London, UK. More..
	Queen Charlotte. Detail. 1790. Oil on canvas. 239.2 x  147.2 cm. National Gallery, London, UK.
	Queen Charlotte. Detail. 1790. Oil on canvas. 239.2 x  147.2 cm. National Gallery, London, UK.