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LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas (1769-1830). Portrait-painter. Autograph Letter (third person) to the bishop of Limerick, 1 page 8vo, Russell Square, 14 April [1826] (contemporary endorsement giving the year. Apologetically proposing an early hour for a sitting, and stating that 'It will not be necessary for His Lordship on the first sitting, to come in the Lawn sleeve.' John Jebb (1775-1833) was nominated to the bishoprick of Limerick in November 1822 and consecrated on 12 January 1823. His portrait by Lawrence was later engraved by Thomas Goff Lupton. [No: 25123]
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