Description: The is the 1831 First Printing of THE LIFE AND CORRESPONENCE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, Kt., President of The Royal Academy, by D. E. Williams and with a 12-page Preface by Robert Peel and published in London in 2 octavo volumes by Colburn & Bentley, with a frontispiece portrait of Lawrence in each volume plus one other of him in Vol. I. Measuring 5.25" x 8.5", they contain xxiv, 473; viii, 586 pp. respectively and are uniformly bound in full gilt-paneled polished tan calf leather with heavy gilt spines having 4 raised bands and 5 compartments, two of which have black morocco leather spine labels, blind-rolled board edges and marbled endpapers. A Very Attractive set.Per Wikipedia:SirThomas LawrencePRA FRSUnfinished self-portrait, c. 1825Born13 April 1769 Bristol, EnglandDied7 January 1830 (aged 60) London, EnglandResting placeSt Paul's CathedralKnown forPaintingMovementRomanticismSignatureSir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) was an English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy. A child prodigy, he was born in Bristol and began drawing in Devizes, where his father was an innkeeper at the Bear Hotel in the Market Square. At age ten, having moved to Bath, he was supporting his family with his pastel portraits. At 18, he went to London and soon established his reputation as a portrait painter in oils, receiving his first royal commission, a portrait of Queen Charlotte, in 1789. He stayed at the top of his profession until his death, aged 60, in 1830.Self-taught, he was a brilliant draughtsman and known for his gift of capturing a likeness, as well as his virtuoso handling of paint. He became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1791, a full member in 1794, and president in 1820.In 1810, he acquired the generous patronage of the Prince Regent, was sent abroad to paint portraits of allied leaders for the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle, and is particularly remembered as the Romantic portraitist of the Regency.Lawrence's love affairs were not happy (his tortuous relationships with Sally and Maria Siddons were the subjects of several books) and, in spite of his success, he spent most of life deep in debt and never married. At his death, he was the most fashionable portrait painter in Europe. His reputation waned during Victorian times, but has since been partially restored. PLEASE NOTE: All Purchases Include FREE SHIPPING.*************************************Payment is requested within five days of auction's close. After payment is received normal shipping is within 4 days; super quick shipping can be arranged, JUST ASK.INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: All of our international shipments are processed via the eBay International Shipping program, including payment and returns.Please note our years of positive feedback.... it offers proof of the overall satisfaction of our customers for over 20 years of selling Books, Maps, Autographs, Prints and other mostly Paper items on eBay. It is because items are accurately described and guaranteed, and carefully packaged. Our goal has always been your happiness with your purchase. If any item fails to do that, contact us and we will work to correct it through refunds or returns.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
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Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Luxury Edition
Author: D. E. Williams, Esq.
Publisher: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley
Topic: Biography
Subject: Biography of a British Knight
Original/Facsimile: Original
