Self-portrait of the Artist as a Boy
Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA (Bristol 1769 – London 1830)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1786
Materials
Pastel on paper (oval)
Measurements
335 x 280 x 39 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Vyne Estate, Hampshire
NT 718709
Summary
Pastel on paper (oval), Self -portrait of the Artist as a Boy by Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA (Bristol 1769 – London 1830), circa 1786. An oval half-length portrait to right, in blue coat holding a portrait drawing of a woman.
Provenance
Probably 'A crayon drawing framed and glazed' in Bedroom No. 9 in the Inventory of 1842; bequeathed to the National Trust with The Vyne House and Estate by Sir Charles Chute in 1956.
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Inscribed on reverse of backing panel in brown ink: Giles cousin of/W.L. Wigget Chu[te]/about 1830
Makers and roles
Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA (Bristol 1769 – London 1830), artist