Self-Portrait of Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA

Thomas Lawrence painted the Satan that dominates the entrance to the gallery. As a teenager, he attended the RA Schools and later became President of the Royal Academy. Late in life he painted this self-portrait.

Lawrence took great care over the mouth, eyes and the rest of the face, but left the lower part of the canvas almost untouched. He used a limited range of colours and shows himself plainly against a simple background.

Purchased in 1867.