Sir Thomas Lawrence
By: Michael Levey
Contributors: Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Series: Paul Mellon Centre for studies in British art
Publisher: Yale University Press [for] The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven [Conn.]; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
Subjects: Lawrence, Thomas, -- Sir, -- 1769-1830; Portrait painters -- England -- Biography; Painting, English -- 19th century
Genres: Biography
Description: "Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was the most gifted and successful British portrait painter in the generation following Gainsborough and Reynolds, and his pre-eminence was publicly confirmed when he was elected President of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1820 ... This book is the first sustained study of the work of Lawrence to be published for many years ..."--Inside front cover jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-339) and index