Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA, Drawing of a colossal male head from Milton, c. 1783.
Pencil, black and red chalks on paper laid on a linen backing. 875 mm x 730 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA (1769 - 1830)
RA Collection: Art
Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from James Malcomson and allocated to the Royal Academy of Arts, 2023
875 mm x 730 mm
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