Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 Bristol - 1830 London) Circumference Chest portrait of Sir Astley Paston Cooper 1st Bt Representative portrait of Cooper, composed in an oval, wearing a dark brown jacket and a white collar over his stand-up collar, his head turned in half profile. The eminent English anatomist and surgeon, who was famous beyond the borders of the United Kingdom, was also personal physician to Kings George IV and William IV and Queen Victoria. In 1828, Thomas Lawrence painted his famous hip portrait of the physician, on which this portrait is based. Lawrence left his mark on European portrait painting of his time and became court painter in 1792 after the death of Joshua Reynolds. He was admitted to the Royal Academy in 1794 and became its president in 1820. Oil on canvas; 76 cm x 63.5 cm. In an oval. Stately frame from the 19th century. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II, acquired in the auction "British and Continental Pictures", Bonhams, London, 05.07.2005, lot 284, Circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830). Oil on canvas.