| Artist Name |
Thomas Lawrence (1756-1823) |
| Title |
Portrait of a Young Woman with Shawl |
| Description |
This lovely British early 19th century female portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Painted circa 1800 it is a half length portrait of a beautiful young woman in a lace trimmed dark green dress. Over one shoulder is a shawl. There is great sensitivity and detail in her face. A lovely painting in a superb Lawrence frame.
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| Provenance |
Label remnants verso. |
| Medium |
Oil on Canvas |
| Size |
25 x 30 inches |
| Frame |
Housed in an ornate gilt Lawrence frame, 40 inches by 35 inches and in good conditionwith minor losses to ornament. |
| Condition |
Good condition. |
| Biography |
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was a leading English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy. Lawrence was a child prodigy. He was born in Bristol and began drawing in Devizes, where his father was an innkeeper at the Bear Hotel in the Market Square. At the age of ten, having moved to Bath, he was supporting his family with his pastel portraits. At eighteen he went to London and soon established his reputation as a portrait painter in oils, receiving his first royal commission, a portrait of Queen Charlotte, in 1790. He stayed at the top of his profession until his death, aged 60, in 1830. |
| Price |
£8500 |
