Sir George Russell of Chequers (d.1804), 11th Bt

Lawrence painted Sir George Russell of Chequers around 1800, depicting the owner of the Buckinghamshire estate that would later become the Prime Minister's official country residence. The Russell family owned Chequers for generations before it was gifted to the nation in 1921. Now at Chequers itself, the portrait has remained in the house through its transformation from private estate to official residence, connecting the present-day function of the house to its Georgian past.

The portrait demonstrates Lawrence's early mature style, with polished handling of the face and a dark, warm palette. The relatively tight brushwork in the costume details reflects the more finished manner Lawrence employed before developing his later, more freely painted approach.