CIRCLE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769 - 1830) - THE YOUNG CHESS PLAYER.

Fine Regency portrait of a young gentleman playing chess from an artist in the circle of Sit Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).

The handsome and elegant young sitter is depicted half-length seated and at play. From beneath his mop of curly chestnut hair, and with his wide dark eyes averted away from the viewer, he leans upon his elbow, caught in the act of playing chess.

He wears the highly fashionable attire of wealthy young gentlemen of the period, namely a shimmering russet velvet suit worn over a wide white pleated and frilled collar which is held together with a short black satin ribbon.

This fine quality early 19th century evocation of childhood is in an excellent state of conservation and comes ready to hang and enjoy in its original gilt and gesso frame.

Sir Thomas Lawrence (13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) was an English portrait painter and collector. He was the finest portrait painter of his generation in Europe and the last English inheritor of the legacy of van Dyck. His technical facility and rapid and enormous public success should not obscure the originality and self-consciousness of his imagination. He also formed a superb collection of Old Master drawings. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and became its fourth president in 1820.

Lawrence's influence on British portraiture is evident in the works of artists like Thomas Phillips, Margaret Sarah Carpenter and David Wilkie who adopted his techniques and stylistic choices. 

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Canvas: 30.5" x 25" / 77cm x 64cm. Frame: 36" x 31" / 92cm x 79cm

Price: £12000