Thomas Lawranson (or Lawrenson) ( fl. 1760–1777) was an Irish painter. [1]
Lawranson signed the roll of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1766, and is first styled a fellow of the society in 1774. He lived in Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London. A portrait of Lawranson was painted and engraved in mezzotint by his son William Lawranson. [1]
He appears in 1760 as an exhibitor at the first exhibition of the Society of Artists, sending a portrait of himself; he was subsequently a regular exhibitor until 1777, sending portraits or miniatures. In 1774 he exhibited a portrait which he had executed in 1783. He drew and published a large engraving of Greenwich Hospital. [1]
- ^ a b c Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "
Lawrenson, Thomas".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- 3 artworks by or after Thomas Lawranson at the Art UK site
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Thomas Lawranson (or Lawrenson) ( fl. 1760–1777) was an Irish painter. [1]
Lawranson signed the roll of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1766, and is first styled a fellow of the society in 1774. He lived in Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London. A portrait of Lawranson was painted and engraved in mezzotint by his son William Lawranson. [1]
He appears in 1760 as an exhibitor at the first exhibition of the Society of Artists, sending a portrait of himself; he was subsequently a regular exhibitor until 1777, sending portraits or miniatures. In 1774 he exhibited a portrait which he had executed in 1783. He drew and published a large engraving of Greenwich Hospital. [1]
- ^ a b c Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "
Lawrenson, Thomas".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- 3 artworks by or after Thomas Lawranson at the Art UK site
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |