A Coloured Canvas
Lives, Loves and losses in the Artistic Heart of Regency England
Fiction & Literature, Historical
| Author: | Corille Fraser | ISBN: | 9781925764086 |
| Publisher: | Corille Fraser | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Corille Fraser |
| ISBN: | 9781925764086 |
| Publisher: | Corille Fraser |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The novel is based on the life of the 18th/ 19th century portraitist, Sir Thomas Lawrence from his beginnings as a child prodigy in his family's inn through to his election as President of the Royal Academy, knighthood and death aged 60. Though the focus is on his long attachment with the actress Sarah Siddons and her daughters, the novel is set in the artistic and theatrical worlds of Regency Bath and London and is interspersed with profiles and anecdotes of Lawrence's family, portrait subjects and personal friends.
The novel is based on the life of the 18th/ 19th century portraitist, Sir Thomas Lawrence from his beginnings as a child prodigy in his family's inn through to his election as President of the Royal Academy, knighthood and death aged 60. Though the focus is on his long attachment with the actress Sarah Siddons and her daughters, the novel is set in the artistic and theatrical worlds of Regency Bath and London and is interspersed with profiles and anecdotes of Lawrence's family, portrait subjects and personal friends.
