Samuel Laurence

Place: Guildford

Born: 1812

Death: 1884

Biography:

Samuel Laurence (also spelled Lawrence 1812–1884) was a British portrait painter. He was born at Guildford, Surrey, in 1812, and early manifested a great love for art.The first portraits which he exhibited were at the Society of British Artists in 1834, but in 1836 he sent three portraits, including that of Mrs. Somerville, to the exhibition of the...