The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, ISA ˜ Fine Art Consultant www.pkart.com
Thomas Bayley Lawson — painter of portraits, still lifes, and miniatures — was born in Newburyport, MA on January 13, 1807 and died in Lowell, MA on January 4, 1888.
He began life as a dry goods clerk and later, in 1828, had his own store. Lawson trained himself by copying the work of famous artists and, in 1831, he moved to New York City and attended the National Academy of Design for six mo (showing 500 of 3006 characters). |
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