Sir John Lavery

1856–1941

Sir John Lavery, ‘The Chess Players’ 1929
The Chess Players 1929
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Walk Through British Art: 1840

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Biography

Sir John Lavery (20 March 1856 – 10 January 1941) was an Irish painter best known for his portraits and wartime depictions.

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Artworks

Sir John Lavery, ‘The Chess Players’ 1929

Sir John Lavery The Chess Players

1929
N04544
Sir John Lavery, ‘Le Mort du Cygne: Anna Pavlova’ 1911

Sir John Lavery Le Mort du Cygne: Anna Pavlova

1911
N03000
Sir John Lavery, ‘King George V, Accompanied by Queen Mary, at the Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926’ 1926

Sir John Lavery King George V, Accompanied by Queen Mary, at the Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926

1926
T04906
Sir John Lavery, ‘The Glasgow Exhibition, 1888’ 1888

Sir John Lavery The Glasgow Exhibition, 1888

1888
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art N05271
Sir John Lavery, ‘The Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926’ exhibited 1929

Sir John Lavery The Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926

exhibited 1929
N04553
Sir John Lavery, ‘The Jockeys’ Dressing Room at Ascot’ 1923

Sir John Lavery The Jockeys’ Dressing Room at Ascot

1923
N03958
Sir John Lavery, ‘The Golf Course, North Berwick’ 1922

Sir John Lavery The Golf Course, North Berwick

1922
N03688
Sir John Lavery, ‘Mrs Guthrie’ 1898

Sir John Lavery Mrs Guthrie

1898
N05578

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Forgotten Faces

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Forgotten Faces comprises seventeen portraits or figure paintings and three sculptures ranging between 1896 – a year before the foundation of ...

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