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Mary Beale (1633–1699) — Mary Beale

1633–1699

(Baptised Barrow, Suffolk, 26 March 1633; buried London, 8 October 1699). English portrait painter, active in London, where she moved in intellectual circles. She was the daughter of a clergyman and many of her portraits are of churchmen.

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The Honourable John Talbot, Younger Brother of Charles, Duke and 12th Earl of Shrewsbury (1664–1685/1686) Mary Beale (1633–1699)

The Honourable John Talbot, Younger Brother of Charles, Duke and 12th Earl of Shrewsbury (1664–1685/1686) Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Caleb Banks (d.1696), Fellow-Commoner (1675) Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Caleb Banks (d.1696), Fellow-Commoner (1675) Queens' College, University of Cambridge
John Wilkins (1614–1672), Warden (1648–1659) c.1670 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

John Wilkins (1614–1672), Warden (1648–1659) c.1670 Wadham College, University of Oxford
George Thorp Mary Beale (1633–1699)

George Thorp Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge
Thomas Sydenham 1688 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Thomas Sydenham 1688 National Portrait Gallery, London
Mary Beale c.1665 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Mary Beale c.1665 National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Fanshawe (1596–1665), 1st Viscount Fanshawe of Dromore 1665 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Thomas Fanshawe (1596–1665), 1st Viscount Fanshawe of Dromore 1665 Valence House Museum
Charles II (1630–1685) Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Charles II (1630–1685) Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (High Life Highland)
John Wilkins (1614–1672) c.1670–1672 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

John Wilkins (1614–1672) c.1670–1672 The Royal Society
Dean Stillingfleet 1677–1689 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Dean Stillingfleet 1677–1689 St Paul's Cathedral
The Young Bacchus c.1679 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

The Young Bacchus c.1679 St Edmundsbury Museums
Self Portrait of Mary Beale with Her Husband and Son 1663–1664 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Self Portrait of Mary Beale with Her Husband and Son 1663–1664 The Geffrye, Museum of the Home
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman National Trust, Penrhyn Castle
Charles Beale (1660–c.1714) c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Charles Beale (1660–c.1714) c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), DD, Bishop of Salisbury, Theologian and Historian c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), DD, Bishop of Salisbury, Theologian and Historian c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Lady Mary Hay, née Maitland (1645–1702), Marchioness of Tweedale c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Lady Mary Hay, née Maitland (1645–1702), Marchioness of Tweedale c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Portrait of a Girl with a Cat c.1680 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of a Girl with a Cat c.1680 St Edmundsbury Museums
Portrait of a Young Girl in Profile c.1680 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of a Young Girl in Profile c.1680 St Edmundsbury Museums
Margaret Twisden (c.1647–1718), Lady Style c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Margaret Twisden (c.1647–1718), Lady Style c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Lady Norwich c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Lady Norwich c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums

Mary Beale

1633–1699