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Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy
Thomas Lawrence1801
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Charlotte (left) and Sarah were 19 and 21, respectively, when this portrait was painted on the occasion of Sarah’s marriage to the topographer Daniel Lysons. The sisters wear fashionable gowns and jewelry, but their affectionate posture conveys a sisterly tenderness that transcends glamour. There was a seemingly insatiable demand for Thomas Lawrence’s portraits representing stylish English society, but he was notoriously slow working. Although this picture was begun in 1801, it still was not finished in 1806 when a friend noted its presence in the artist’s studio.
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- Title: Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy
- Creator: Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769–1830)
- Date Created: 1801
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 161 x 135 x 11 cm (63 3/8 x 53 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 129 x 103 cm (50 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: By descent to Daniel L. Lysons, Hempstead Court, Gloucestershire, (Burton, Knowles & Co., Gloucester, 21 April, 1887, no.284), Camillo Roth (1888), Charles Crews (sale: Christie's, London, 1 July 1915, no. 105 to Colnaghi), John L. Severance, By descent to Daniel L. Lysons, Hempstead Court, Gloucestershire (sale: Burton, Knowles & Co, Gloucester, 21 April, 1887, no. 284); Camillo Roth (1888); Charles Crews (sale: Christie's, London, 1 July, 1915, no. 105 to Colnaghi); (Colnaghi, London); John L. Severance, John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.642
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Fun Fact: Lawrence was a child prodigy and largely self-taught. At the early age of 10, he made accomplished portraits in crayon.
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: England, early 19th Century
- Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Severance
- Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1942.642
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