SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Arthur Atherley Jr (1791) Oil on canvas (126 x 100 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), California, USA To enlarge the picture, click on it and open it in a new tab In 1791, Lawrence began the portrait of a very young and handsome Etonian named Arthur Atherley (1772-1844). …
Category: British Artists
Francis Osborne, Duke of Leeds
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1794-96) Oil on canvas (224 x 142 cm) Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. To enlarge the picture, click on it and open it in a new tab. Francis Godolphin Osborne (1751-1799) was a man of modest intellect and scarce political ability. The reason he is here is …
Commander Graham Moore, RN
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Commander Graham Moore (1792) Oil on canvas (76 x 64 cm) London, National Portrait Gallery To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new tab" Sir Graham Moore, GCB, GCMG (1764-1843) was the son of the renowned Scottish physician and author, Dr John Moore (1729-1802) and brother of …
The Earl Grey
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Lieutenant-General Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey (1794-5) Oil on canvas (127 x 101 cm) Howick Hall, Northumberland, England To enlarge the images, click on them and "Open in a new tab" The sitter to this beautiful portrait was an excellent soldier who, unlike many of his contemporaries, fully deserved the promotions …
A Royal Masterpiece
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1789) Oil on canvas (239 x 147) National Gallery, London To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new window" Over the centuries, some paintings, mainly portraits, have been rejected by the people who commissioned them despite their excellent quality. Eventually, time and fine …
The Beautiful Mrs Bewicke
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Mrs Calverley Bewicke (1790-95) Oil on canvas (75 x 62 cm) Private collection To enlarge the picture, click on it and open it in a new window Around the time when Lawrence painted the portrait of his friend and benefactor, William Lock, he portrayed a beautiful woman named Margaret Bewicke (1762-1859). …
The Younger Linley
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Portrait of William Linley (1787-89) Oil on canvas (76 x 63 cm) Dulwich Picture Gallery, London To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new window" William Linley (1771–1835) was one of seven musical siblings born to Thomas Linley the elder and his wife Mary Johnson. He was …
The Old Countess
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Susannah Harley, Countess of Oxford (1790) Oil on canvas (127 x 101) Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new window" Around 1790, Lawrence painted the endearing portrait of the elderly Countess of Oxford, Susannah Archer (1728-1804), who was the daughter of the …
The Handsome Marquess
WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764) William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, later 4th Duke of Devonshire (1741) Oil on canvas (76 x 63 cm) Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, USA To enlarge the image, right-click on it and “Open in a new tab” William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720 – 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess …
A dashing war hero
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) General Sir Banastre Tarleton (1782) National Gallery, London Oil on canvas (236 x 145 cm) (To enlarge the picture, right click on it and chose "Open in a new window") The man portrayed here was considered by his countrymen as a dashing war hero, while his former enemies, the American rebels, …
Old Masters 