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Facts

Born April 13, 1769 • Bristol • England
Died January 7, 1830 (aged 60) • London • England
Movement / Style English school

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Aberdeen, detail of an oil painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1828; in the collection of Viscount Cowdray
Henry Peter Brougham, detail of an oil painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Thomas Campbell, detail of a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
George Canning, painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence and Richard Evans; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Elizabeth Carter, portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Engraving of Sir Humphrey Davy, shown from the waist up wearing a double-breasted coat and cravat, based on a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Eldon, detail of a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Lawrence, Thomas: portrait of Frederick Lock of Norbury Park, Surrey
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