Thomas Lawrence av Amina Wright

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Like his Renaissance predecessors Raphael, Michelangelo and D¿rer, the young Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was considered to be a boy genius. This survey of Lawrence¿s first twenty-five years tells the story of an exceptional artist growing up at the end of the century when Britain created its own unique artistic voice. The book accompanied a major exhibition at the Holburne Museum in Bath and includes previously unpublished works as well as some of Lawrence¿s most brilliant masterpieces.Lawrence first came to public attention when he was cited in a scientific paper on ¿early genius in children¿; shortly afterwards his family moved to Bath where the eleven-year-old was kept busy making likenesses of the spa town¿s fashionable visitors. By 1790, his spectacular portraits were the most applauded works in the Royal Academy¿s annual exhibition, which opened days before his twenty-first birthday. This book considers the young artist¿s self-image as a prodigy, the impact of Bath¿s rich cultura