Prince Mikhail Vorontsov, sometimes spelled Michael Woronzow

Lawrence painted Prince Mikhail Vorontsov around 1821, depicting the Russian military commander and administrator who would later govern the Caucasus and the Crimea. Vorontsov, educated at Cambridge, moved easily in English society and was painted by Lawrence during a London visit. His later career in the Caucasus, building the famous Vorontsov Palace in Alupka, made him one of the most powerful figures in the Russian Empire. Now in the Hermitage Museum, the portrait documents the Anglo-Russian social connections of the post-Napoleonic era.

Lawrence renders the Russian military uniform with characteristic fluency, the gold braiding and decorations gleaming against the dark fabric. The portrait conveys Vorontsov's aristocratic bearing through an elegant, assured composition.