Portrait of Thomas Young

Thomas Young
Original portrait of Thomas Young
ArtistThomas Lawrence.
Copies by Henry Perronet Briggs, Hugh Goldwin Riviere, and Thomas Brigstocke.
Completion date1826
TypePortrait painting
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectHalf-body portrait of the scientist Thomas Young
Dimensions92 cm × 71.5 cm (36 in × 28.1 in)
LocationOriginal: private collection.
Copies: Royal Society; Royal Institution; City St George's, University of London.

Thomas Young is an 1822–6 oil painting of the polymathic scientist Thomas Young (1773–1829) by the English painter Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830). A number of portraits of Thomas Young, based on the original Lawrence painting, have been made in various media, such as oil paintings, engravings, and mezzotints, including for illustrations in books and magazines.

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