Thomas Lawrence was the greatest British portrait painter of his generation and one of the most celebrated artists in Europe in the early decades of the nineteenth century. This exhibition, the first in the UK for over thirty years, presents fifty-four works drawn from international public and private collections, some never before seen in public.

A key figure in the history of British art, the exhibition provides a fresh understanding of Lawrence’s career, exploring his astounding technical innovations, dazzling brushwork and bold use of colour through his greatest paintings and drawings. Stunning early works such as the beautiful full-length painting of actress Elizabeth Farren and the striking Arthur Atherley, are shown alongside majestic and powerful portraits of international statesmen, society figures, military leaders and royalty, created at the height of his fame, such as Pope Pius II, Princess Sophia and the Earl of Aberdeen.

Lawrence created a lasting image of the luxurious and dynamic Regency period. Against the background of a revolutionary and turbulent time of social and political change, he possessed the temperament and flair to capture the glamour of the age.

2FOR1 price: £12.

Offer valid 21 October 2010 – 23 January 2011, Sat-Wed, 10.00 – 17.00, Thu-Fri, 10.00 – 20.00.  Please note the Gallery is closed 24-26 December 2010.

Telephone: 020 7306 0055.  

(c) George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen by Thomas Lawrence, 1829 Private Collection.
    

County: London Dates: until 23/11/2011

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