Sir Peter Laurie by Andrew Robertson,
circa 1823.

Sir Peter Laurie (1778-1861), Lord Mayor of London 1832-1833, was elected Sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1823, Alderman of Aldersgate Ward in 1826, and Master of the Saddlers Company in 1833. Laurie served as President of the Royal Hospitals of Bridewell & Bethlehem and Governor of the Union Bank, London. Additionally, Laurie was the principal supplier of saddles to the Indian Army. He published two books on prison reform and his journal, in the possession of the Saddlers Company, was published in 1985.
See: The website of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers, www.sadlersco.co.uk for another portrait of Laurie.

Set in the original ebonized wood frame with gilt metal mount and acorn hanger. On the reverse, in Robertson's hand is "Portrait of Mr Sheriff Laurie".



3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm) high.

Andrew Robertson , M.A. (1777-1845) considered one of the finest and most influential miniaturists of the 19th century, served as miniature painter to the Duke of Sussex. Additionally, his distinguished clientele included George IV, Princess Amelia, The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, Benjamin West, Sir Thomas Lawrence and John Trumbull. Robertson, a native of Edinburgh, first took instruction by letter from his older brothers, Archibald and Alexander, who had moved to New York. This fascinating correspondence is now in the collection of the Rosenbach Museum, Philadelphia. Robertson then studied with Sir Henry Raeburn before moving to London in 1801. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1802-1842. Robertson also taught; his pupils included Frederick Cruickshank and Sir William Charles Ross. His work may be seen at the Victoria & Albert Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, London, The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Yale Art Gallery , The Cincinnati Art Museum and The Collection of Her Majesty The Queen.