2015年6月18日 星期四

Sir Thomas Lawrence



Born ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1769: artist Sir Thomas Lawrence. He was friends with the history and portrait painter William Hamilton RA, and this beautiful portrait is of Hamilton's wife Mary http://ow.ly/Lj0UB
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1760–1830) Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King

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Sir Thomas Lawrence asked Queen Charlotte to talk during her sitting, in order to animate her features. The direction of her glance draws our eyes to the view behind her, that of Eton College as seen from Windsor Castle: http://bit.ly/1JOf8I2


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Happy birthday to our collection! The National Gallery first opened to the public ‪#‎OnThisDay‬ in 1824 at 100 Pall Mall. The first paintings came from the banker and collector John Julius Angerstein, painted here by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Find out more about our history: http://bit.ly/1EnUHv4


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