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William Lawrenson
William Lawranson or Lawrenson (baptised 1742, died in or after 1783) was an English painter and engraver. Life He was the son of Thomas Lawranson. In 1760 and 1761 he obtained premiums from the Society of Arts. He was, like his father, a fellow of the Incorporated Society of Artists. Works Lawranson first exhibited with the Incorporated Society in 1762, sending a portrait. In 1763 and 1764 he sent portraits to the Free Society of Artists, but in 1766 returned to the Incorporated Society and continued to exhibit there till 1772. He sent mostly crayon portraits, including in 1771 one of William 'Gentleman' Smith, William Smith the actor as Iachimo, which he engraved himself in mezzotint, and in 1769 one of Sophia Baddeley. From 1774 till 1780 he exhibited at the Royal Academy. Many of Lawranson's pictures were engraved, including: *Ann Catley as "Euphrosyne", by Robert Dunkarton; * Signora Giovanna Sestini, the opera singer, by John Jones (engraver), John Jones; * Benjamin Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lawranson
Thomas Lawranson (or Lawrenson) ( fl. 1760–1777) was an Irish painter. Lawranson signed the roll of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1766, and is first styled a fellow of the society in 1774. He lived in Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London. A portrait of Lawranson was painted and engraved in mezzotint Mezzotint is a monochrome printmaking process of the '' intaglio'' family. It was the first printing process that yielded half-tones without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple. Mezzotint achieves tonali ... by his son William Lawranson. Works He appears in 1760 as an exhibitor at the first exhibition of the Society of Artists, sending a portrait of himself; he was subsequently a regular exhibitor until 1777, sending portraits or miniatures. In 1774 he exhibited a portrait which he had executed in 1783. He drew and published a large engraving of Greenwich Hospital. Notes References ; Attribution External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
