John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823)

Not on view
Angerstein was a prominent financier and a founder of Lloyd's. The collection at his house in Pall Mall, formed with the advice of Lawrence, was bought by the British government after his death and forms the nucleus of the National Gallery, London.
This is one of several autograph replicas of a portrait painted in 1816.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823)
  • Artist: Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769–1830 London) and Workshop
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Adele L. Lehman, in memory of Arthur Lehman, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.181.9
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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