Samuel Laurence
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Samuel Laurence was a British
portrait painter. Laurence's first exhibition was in London at the Society of British Artists, in 1834. In 1836 he sent three portraits to the Royal Academy
. Early in life he became closely associated with the Victorian
men of literature, and he drew and painted most of the writers and intellectuals of his day many times. Laurence hosted his own literary circle in the 1840s, the Bohemian Phalanstery, which involved eminent journalist Thornton Leigh Hunt. Laurence ceased to exhibit at Suffolk Street in 1853, but his works continued to appear regularly at the Royal Academy until 1882.
Laurence undertook a chalk portrait of Charles Darwin
in 1853.
United Kingdom
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portrait painter. Laurence's first exhibition was in London at the Society of British Artists, in 1834. In 1836 he sent three portraits to the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
. Early in life he became closely associated with the Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
men of literature, and he drew and painted most of the writers and intellectuals of his day many times. Laurence hosted his own literary circle in the 1840s, the Bohemian Phalanstery, which involved eminent journalist Thornton Leigh Hunt. Laurence ceased to exhibit at Suffolk Street in 1853, but his works continued to appear regularly at the Royal Academy until 1882.
Laurence undertook a chalk portrait of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
in 1853.