Thomas Lawrence

(1769–1830) brittisk konstnär

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Thomas Lawrence belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.

Thomas Lawrence was born in Bristol and died in London. Thomas Lawrence trained at Royal Academy of Arts. Wikidata associates Thomas Lawrence with Romanticism. Thomas Lawrence became a member of Royal Society of London and Royal Academy of Arts. The awards include Fellow of the Royal Society and Knight Bachelor. The students included George Fennell Robson and Richard Evans.

One of the best-known works is ‘Unknown sitter’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 250 works by Thomas Lawrence with free images. The dated works span the years 1780–1900. Works by Thomas Lawrence are held by several collections, among them Royal Collection, National Portrait Gallery, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, and Tate. Wikidata links 4 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Louis Moinet, Thomas Hope, William Daniell, Pietro Benvenuti, and Jacob Axel Gillberg.

• Romanticism
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