Thomas Lawrence is a leading British portraitist who succeeded Van Dyke in the 17th century and Gainesborough and Reynolds in the 18th century, especially known for his paintings of children.
It was so popular that it became the first painting on a British stamp in 1967, custom-made by the 1st Earl of Durham when his son was 67 years old. The boy died of tuberculosis in 1831, at the age of 13, so this painting will remain a precious work to remember him.
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| ▲ Sir Thomas Lawrence, "Portrait of Charles William Lambton('The Red Boy')" About 1825, Oil on canvas, 140.5 x 110.6cm, The National Gallery, London, Bought with the support of the American Friends of the National Gallery, the Estate of Miss Gillian Cleaver, Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation), the AI Thani Collection Foundation, The Manny and Brigitta Davidson Charitable Foundation, Mr William Sharpe, and The Society of Dilettanti Charitable Trust, 2021, NG 6692, Photo by SayArt Sims green. |
This painting, as Rousseau (1712-1778) argues, contains a romantic interest in the perspective of the time when childhood began to be considered a special period and the sublime power of nature. Lawrence depicted a child who was free to play being taught by nature, the best teacher. The plated frame was made from scratch with the painting, which Lawrence himself ordered from the framemaker George Morant (1770-1846).
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