Portrait of Mary Hamilton, the wife of Lawrence's artist friend and neighbour William Hamilton. Lawrence's biographer recorded that the two friends 'used to draw a great deal from the antique statues at night, whilst Mrs Hamilton would read to them either poetry, history or works of the imagination'.
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Title of artwork, date
Mary Hamilton, 1789
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Pencil & chalk on paper
Dimensions
45.8 x 31.2 cm
Grant
50000
Total cost
165000
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