John Fowden Hindle

Lawrence painted John Fowden Hindle around 1800, a portrait now in the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery in Lancashire. The sitter appears to have been a local figure of some prominence in the Lancashire textile region. Lawrence's portraits of provincial figures demonstrate the breadth of his patronage beyond London society — the expanding industrial wealth of the north of England created a new class of patrons eager for the prestige of a Lawrence portrait.

Lawrence treats this provincial sitter with professional competence, the face modeled with warm tones against a conventional dark background. The handling is assured without being showy, reflecting a straightforward commission from a successful northern industrialist.