Sir’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Bowman, frontispiece from The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (English, born the Netherlands, 1836-1912) written by Helen Zimmern (1846-1934) published by Thomas Fisher Unwin, London

Isabella Wolff
Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769-1830)

Starry Night and the Astronauts
Alma Thomas American, 1891–1978

Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely
Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769-1830)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

Portrait of the Honorable George Canning, M.P.
Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769–1830)

Standing Nude Woman
Sir George Clausen English, 1852-1944

The Wedding
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917–2000

TAKEN FROM HERE TO WHERE IT CAME FROM AND TAKEN TO A PLACE AND USED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT CAN ONLY REMAIN AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM
Lawrence Weiner American, 1942-2021

Confrontation at the Bridge
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Portrait of a Lady
Sir Thomas Lawrence English, 1769-1830

The Builders
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Free Clinic
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair
Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)

Virginia Interior
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Alma Mahler
Oskar Kokoschka English, born Austria, 1886-1980

Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces
Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792)

Harlem Street Scene
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Graduation
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000